Details for Holoarctic Macrolepidoptera Heterocera
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| Collection data | |
| Name | Holoarctic Macrolepidoptera Heterocera |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A specialized collection of Macromoths from the Temperate Eurasia, North Africa and North America |
| Description for specialists | Collection of Macrolepidoptera Heterocera [about 40000 specimens in 420 boxes and about 1200 slides from the Ganev collection (Fam. Geometridae)] from Holoarctic Region with essentially Palaearctic material, collected during the years 1900-1940 (30%), mainly from coll. Rostagno, coll. Luigioni, coll. Garavaglia; 1950-1990 (60%), from the coll. Ganev; 2000-present (10%). There are represented: Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea, Lasiocmpoidea, Cossoidea, Zygenoidea, Sesioidea, Hepialoidea. The material is identified and adequately curated |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection was partly purchased by the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma during the 40s of the twentieth century (collection Rostagno) and during the 50s of the twentieth century (collection Garavaglia) |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | Collection of Palaearctic Butterflies |
| Known to contain types | Includes types |
| Rights | |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types | |
| Animals, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses | ||
| Level 7 | Physical curation complete, species level inventory complete. | |
| Date | 14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) | |
| Development status | |
| Passive growth |
| Collectors | |
| Carlo Prola, Fortunato Rostagno, Paolo Luigioni, little contributions from collectors such as Ganev, Vita, Garavaglia, Zilli, etc |
| Expeditions | |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods | |
| 1900-1940 (30%) (mainly coll. Rostagno, coll. Luigioni, coll. Garavaglia), 1950-1990 (60%) from the coll. Ganev, 2000-present (10%) |
| Collection extents | |
| 40000 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage | |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | |
| Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea, Lasiocmpoidea, Cossoidea, Zygenoidea, Sesioidea, Hepialoidea |
| Common name coverage | |
| Collection of Holoarctic Macromoths (strength) |
| Geospatial coverage | |
| Holoarctic Region (mainly Europe but with some specimens from China and Nearctic Region), Italy (strength) |
| Living time periods | |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods | |
| Pinned, Slide mount |
| Media | |
| 420 entomological boxes and c. 1200 slides from the Ganev collection (Fam. Geometridae) |
| File formats | |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access | |
| Source: not available |
| Related material | |
| Ganev J., 1984. Catalogue of the Bulgarian Bombyces and Sphinges (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Dilobidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Ctenuchidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Hepialidae, Cossidae, Thyrididae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Nolidae). (1984): Entomofauna Band 5: 391- 467., Ganev J., 1987. Eine neue Geometriden-Art aus Bulgarien, Agriopis beschkovi sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Boarmiinae), Entomofauna Band 8: 273-275., Prola C. and Racheli T., 1979. I Geometridi dell'Italia centrale, parte I. Oenochrominae, Hemitheinae, Sterrhinae, Larentiinae (pars). Bollettino dell'Istituto di Entomologia dell'Università di Bologna, 34 (1978): 191-246., Prola C. and Racheli T., 1980. I Geometridi dell'Italia centrale, parte II. Larentiinae, Ennominae. Bollettino dell'Istituto di Entomologia dell'Università di Bologna, 35 (1979-19808): 29-108., Prola C., Provera P., Racheli T., Sbordoni V., 1978a. I Macrolepidotteri dell'Appennino centrale, Parte I. Diurna, Bombyces e Sphinges. Fragmenta entomologica, 14: 1-217., Prola C., Provera P., Racheli T., Sbordoni V., 1978b. I Macrolepidotteri dell'Appennino centrale, Parte II. Noctuidae. Bollettino dell'Associazione Romana di Entomologia, 32 (1977): 1-238., Rostagno F., 1911. Lepidoptera faunae romanae. Bollettino della Società zoologica italiana: (2) 12 (5/8): 99-124., Rostagno F., 1912a. Lepidoptera faunae romanae. Bombyces. Bollettino della Società zoologica italiana: (3) 1 (11/12) (1912): 287-311., Rostagno F., 1912b. Lepidoptera faunae romanae. Addenda a Rhopalocera et Sphinges. Nuove forme o forme omesse per la Campagna romana. Bollettino della Società zoologica italiana: (3) 1 (5/8): 145-148., Rostagno F., 1914. Aggiunte e rettificazione alle note sui Bombyces della Campagna romana. Lepidoptera faunae romanae. Bombyces. Bollettino della Società zoologica italiana: (1/4) (1914) [Estratto: 162-163]., Rostagno F., 1917a. Lepidoptera faunae romanae. IV Addenda [Estratto: 165-168]., Rostagno F., 1917b. Lepidoptera faunae romanae. Noctuidae. Bollettino della Società zoologica italiana: (4) 1 (1919): 169-185. |
| Institution | |
| Museo Civico di Zoologia |
| Persons | |||
Francesca Pavesi| Alberto Zilli | |
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