Colección de entomología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

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.

Click the Records & Statistics tab to access those database records that are available through the atlas.

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

Metadata last updated on 2020-04-03 14:22:11.0

Location

C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal
Madrid
Madrid 28006
España

+34 914111328 ext. 1104

Contact

Amparo Blay Goicoechea
Administrative Contact, Curator
phone : +34 914111328 ext. 1104
phone: +34 915645078
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Mercedes París García
Administrative Contact, Curator
phone : +34 914111328 ext. 1104
phone: +34 915645078
email this contact

Web site

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Contributors to this page

• Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
  (CSIC)