Colección de entomología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)
Description
In the Collection of Entomology of the National Museum the Natural History (CSIC), insects and morphological structures of these are preserved. The specimens are preserved in dried, in alcohol and in microscopic preparations. The collection also stored vegetable samples preserved in dried and in alcohol, a well as elements associated to insects: nests, ootheci, lays, etc. A fund of 2 millions of specimens are already included in the systematic collections and a similar number is waiting for its next incorporation to the collections. The collection had it origin in 1771. The specimens of the collection have been deteminated by hundred of the entomologists since more than 200 years.
The collection was established in 1771 and ceased acquisitions in 12-06-2012.
Taxonomic range
- Catalogación y documentación de los fondos
- Conservación de material histórico
- Sistemática, Taxonomía y Biogeografía: 1- Systematics and Taxonomy, 2- Preservation of patrimonial funds, 3- Preservation of collections versus working health, 4- To catalogue and to document the funds, 5- Bibliographical documentation of the Spanishs Entomology.
Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.
The Colección de entomología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales collection includes members from the following taxa:
Insecta.
Geographic range
Área neotropical, Islas Baleares (España), Islas Canarias (España), Marruecos, Mundial, Paleártico, Península Ibérica
Number of specimens in the collection
The estimated number of specimens in the Colección de entomología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales collection is 4,000,000.
Of these 17,334 are databased. This represents 0.4 % of the collection.
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Sub-collections
The Colección de entomología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales collection contains these significant collections:
- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Entomología
- Dung beetles specimens along aridity gradients at the border of three deserts: Chihuahua (Mexico), Kalahari (South Africa) and Sahara (Morocco), 2013-2015
Usage statistics
Metadata last updated on 2020-04-03 14:22:11.0
Digitised records available through the Atlas
The Colección de entomología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales collection has an estimated 4,000,000 specimens.
The collection has databased 0.4 % of these (17,334 records).
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