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Description: | Part of Bishop's worldwide collection of beetles. From Room 214 (Glasgow UNiversity Zoology Department).
This box contains tenebrionoids (formerly = Heteromera) from families Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Rhipiphoridae, Mordellidae, Synchroidae, Mycteriidae, Pythidae, Lagriinae (Tenebrionidae), Pyrochroidae, Salpingidae, Anthicidae and Scraptiidae. Old genera and species found in Col. Cat. are used to arrange collection in new drawers but in new family order from Lawrence & Newton. 1995.
A number of specimens have British localities on them (south of England, 1860s) and have been put in British series, as have a few associated specimens with English-style mounting but no localities.
Handwritten cabinet labels match those in a number of other boxes (eg. Z247). Part of Bishop's worldwide collection of beetles. | Subjects: | Zoology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
G12 8QQ | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Contributor: | Part of Bishop's worldwide collection of beetles. | Identifier: | H-Z335 |
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