Details for Diptera
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| Collection data | |
| Name | Diptera |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A specialized collection of Diptera (flies) from Italy |
| Description for specialists | Collection of c. 10000 Diptera in 144 boxes originated mainly from the collections of Luigioni, Bezzi, Tuccimei and Castellani, including the "general collection of the museum", all collected in Italy from the first half of the twentieth century with some specimens from the 90s.
The families represented are the follows: Stratiomidae, BBombyliidae, Asilidae, Dolichopodidae, Tachinidae, Syrphidae, Tephritidae, Conopidae, Culicidae, Sciomyzidae, Empididae, Anthomyiidae, Tipulidae, Muscidae, Fungivoridae, Sarcophagidae, Scioridae, Tabanidae, Hippoboscidae, Oestridae, Nycteribidae, Platystomadidae, Acroceridae, Bombylidae, Calliphoridae. The material is identified and adequately curated |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | A part of the collection (specimens collected by Tuccimei) was purchased by the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma in 1903 |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain 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 6 | Identified, integrated, and adequately curated. | |
| Level 7 | Physical curation complete, species level inventory complete. | |
| Date | 14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) | |
| Development status | |
| Passive growth |
| Collectors | |
| Bezzi, Castellani, Paolo Luigioni, Tuccimei, Various unknown collectors |
| Expeditions | |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods | |
| First half of the twentieth century with some specimens from the 90s of the twentieth century |
| Collection extents | |
| 10000 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage | |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | |
| Order Diptera; Families: Hippoboscidae, Oestridae, Nycteribidae, Platystomadidae, Acroceridae, Bombylidae, Calliphoridae, Order Diptera; Families: Stratiomidae, BBombyliidae, Asilidae, Dolichopodidae, Tachinidae, Syrphidae, Tephritidae, Conopidae, Culicidae, Sciomyzidae, Empididae, Anthomyiidae, Tipulidae, Muscidae, Fungivoridae, Sarcophagidae, Scioridae, Tabanidae |
| Common name coverage | |
| Collection of flies |
| Geospatial coverage | |
| Italy (strength) |
| Living time periods | |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods | |
| Pinned, Slide mount |
| Media | |
| 144 entomological boxes (measures: 58 standard, 86 half standard) |
| File formats | |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access | |
| Source: not available |
| Related material | |
| nonexistent |
| Institution | |
| Museo Civico di Zoologia |
| Persons | |||
Francesca Pavesi| Alberto Zilli | |
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