Natural History Museum Maastricht (NL) - Entomological Collection
Citation
Slieker F J, Beuk P (2014). Natural History Museum Maastricht (NL) - Entomological Collection. Natural History Museum Maastricht. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w0qebf accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-01.Description
The collection includes a large number of insects and spiders. The main collections are the Lepidoptera collection (among others Maassen, Lücker, Rootbeen, Baltus), Erich Wasmann’s collection of Formicidae, Isoptera, myrmecophiles and termitophiles, and the Coleoptera collection (for example Poot). Indigenous material was mostly collected in Limburg (Southern Netherlands), foreign material was either collected by collectors who left their collections to the NHMM or it was sent to them because of their recognised expertise in their field or as exchange material. Most of the material in the collection was collected in the twentieth century, though the Wasmann collection (not yet digitized) also contains a significant amount of 19th century material.Taxonomic Coverages
Insects and spiders: Lepidoptera, Formicidae, Isoptera (myrmecophiles and termitophiles) and Coleoptera.
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Lepidopteracommon name: butterflies and moths rank: order
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Araneaecommon name: spiders rank: order
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Formicidaecommon name: ants rank: family
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Isopteracommon name: termites and white ants rank: order
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Coleopteracommon name: Beetles rank: order
Geographic Coverages
Global
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Frans J.A. Sliekeroriginator
position: Honorary Curator
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
NL
email: fjas@caiway.net
Paul Beuk
metadata author
position: Curator
Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht
De Bosquetplein 6-7
Maastricht
NL-6211KJ
NL
email: paul.beuk@maastricht.nl
homepage: http://www.nhmmaastricht.nl
Cees H.J. Hof
publisher
position: Node Manager
NLBIF
P.O. Box 93102
Amsterdam
NL-1090 BC
NL
Telephone: +31 20 5255496
email: c.h.j.hof@uva.nl
homepage: http://www.nlbif.nl
Paul Beuk
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht
De Bosquetplein 6-7
Maastricht
NL-6211KJ
NL
email: paul.beuk@maastricht.nl
homepage: http://www.nhmmaastricht.nl