Natural History Museum Maastricht (NL) - Entomological Collection

Frans J.A. Slieker

doi:10.15468/w0qebf

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 2024-12-13.

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.

Lepidoptera
common name: butterflies and moths rank: order
Araneae
common name: spiders rank: order
Formicidae
common name: ants rank: family
Isoptera
common name: termites and white ants rank: order
Coleoptera
common name: Beetles rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Global

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Frans J.A. Slieker
originator
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