Details for "Luigioni" - Collection of Palaearctic Coleoptera
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| Collection data | |
| Name | "Luigioni" - Collection of Palaearctic Coleoptera |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A specialized collection of 120000 Palaearctic Beetles (Coleoptera) collected during the first half of the twentieth century. Originated from the collection of Luigioni, it was purchased by the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma during the 40s of the twentieth century and today it is exposed in about 730 entomological boxes |
| Description for specialists | The collection "Luigioni" consists of 120000 Coleoptera from the Palaearctic Region made up by specimens collected during the first half of the twentieth century. They are exposed in about 730 entomological boxes: the physical curation is complete and the specimens show the label data captured.
The families represented are the follows: Carabidae, Cicindelidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Rhysodidae, Paussidae, Hidrophilidae, Silphidae, Liodidae, Clambidae, Scymaenidae, Corylophidae, Orthoperidae, Sphaeriidae, Hydroscaphidae, Ptiliidae, Scaphidiidae, Staphylinidae, Clavigeridae, Cantheridae, Cleridae, Rhipiceridae, Cebrionidae, Phylloceridae, Elateridae, Ceraphytidae, Eucnemidae, Throscidae, Buprestidae, Lymexilidae, Dascillidae, Helodidae, Eucinetidae, Driopidae, Georyssidae, Heteroceridae, Dermestidae, Nosodendridae, Byrrhidae, Sphaeritidae, Ostomidae, Byturidae, Nitidulidae, Phalacridae, Catopochrotidae, Thorictidae, Lathridiidae, Mycetophagidae, Colydiidae, Rhizophagidae, Cucujidae, Erotylidae, Cryptophaegidae, Cossyphodidae, Eudomydidae, Coccinelllidae, Sphindidae, Aspidiphoridae, Cisidae, Lytidae, Bostrychidae, Anobidae, Ptinidae, Oedemeridae, Phytidae, Pyrochoridae, Scraptiidae, Pedilidae, Aderidae, Anthicidae, Meloidae, Rhipiphoridae, Mordellidae, Othniidae, Lagriidae, Serropolipidae, Alleculidae, Tenebrionidae, Scarbaeidae, Lucanidae, Chrysomelidae, Bruchidae, Anthribidae |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection was purchased by the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma during the 40s of the twentieth century |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | Collection of Palaearctic Coleoptera;
Collection “Rasetti”; Collection “Emery”. |
| 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 7 | Physical curation complete, species level inventory complete. | |
| Level 8 | Physical curation complete, individual specimen label data captured. | |
| Date | 14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) | |
| Development status | |
| Closed |
| Collectors | |
| Paolo Luigioni, various minor collectors |
| Expeditions | |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods | |
| First half of the twentieth century (mainly) |
| Collection extents | |
| 120000 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage | |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | |
| Several families of the order Coleoptera |
| Common name coverage | |
| Collection of Palaearctic Beetles (strength) |
| Geospatial coverage | |
| Italy (strength), Palaearctic Region |
| Living time periods | |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods | |
| Pinned |
| Media | |
| 732 entomological boxes |
| File formats | |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access | |
| Source: not available |
| Related material | |
| Luigioni P., 1929. I Coleotteri d’Italia. Catalogo sinonimico-topografico-bibliografico. Memorie della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze – I nuovi Lincei, (2) 13: 1-1160. |
| Institution | |
| Museo Civico di Zoologia |
| Persons | |||||
Roberto Casalini| Francesca Pavesi | Alberto Zilli | |
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