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Description: | The historical core of the insect collection is that of William Hunter (q.v.). Major twentieth century donations were from two local naturalists, Thomas George Bishop (1846-1922) and James Joseph Francis Xavier King (1855-1933). Other acquisitions make the university's collection a substantial resource with approximately half a million specimens. The collection continues to develop through research projects by staff and students and from donations from other sources.
Coverage is broad across all the main insect orders, but is particularly strong in the Coleoptera (beetles) on a worldwide scale. Bishop personally collected beetles, mainly in Scotland, but bought many collections made by others at auction or from dealers. Purchases included parts or the complete collections of Edward Armitage (1817-1896), Lucien-François Lethierry (1830-1894), Edward Saunders (1848-1910) and Edward Alfred Heath (1839-1907).
Taxonomic representation of the British fauna is very broad, mainly due to King's diligence as a collector. He travelled widely in Britain and Ireland and was the source of many species new to the British Isles. Some of these he published but often they were announced as a result of sending his specimens to other experts.
Collections of university staff including Roy Albert Crowson (1914-1999), Alexander R. Hill (1919-2006), Ronald M. Dobson and Michael H. Hansell have been deposited in the museum. | Subjects: | museum entomology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
G12 8QQ | Creator: | Geoffrey Hancock | Contributor: | Various | Identifier: | C-0007 |
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