Details for Collection of insects
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| Collection data |
| Name | Collection of insects |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A collection of Insects belonging to several orders, with specimens collected mainly in the area near Allumiere (Latium, Italy) during the second half of the XX century |
| Description for specialists | Collection of several orders of Insecta belonging to the 'Museo di Allumiere' (essentially Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Odonata and with minor contributions of the orders Hemiptera, Phasmatodea and Hymenoptera) and a private collection of Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) donated by the owner himself, Chiocchini. The material, composed of more than 400 specimens, is mostly identified to species level and adequately curated and was collected during the second half of the XX century (mainly from 2002 to 2005) |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The "Chiocchini collection" was donated to the Museum in late 2009 |
| 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 Allumiere |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | 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. |
| Date |
17-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Static |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| During the second half of the XX century (mainly from 2002 to 2005) |
| Collection extents |
| 428 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Odonata, Hemiptera, Phasmatodea, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of insects |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Italy (Latium, Monti Aurunci) (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Pinned |
| Media |
| 17 entomological boxes |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| Toti O., Palombo M.R., Seri E., Stanco E., Genovesi E., Di Domenico D., Faraglia E., 2001. Guida breve - Comune di Allumiere, Museo Civico Archeologico e Naturalistico"A. Klitsche De La Grange". 65 pp. |