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Description: | Various insects of different orders from worldwide localities.
Many of the specimens clearly belong to series from the departmental collection (now the Hunterian Zoology Museum). Some material is from J.J.F.X. King, T.G. Bishop and A. Cuthbertson accessions. They will be returned to the appropriate parts of the main series. Many of the showy butterflies are in poor condition.
There are a number of pinned dipterans (flies) with old hand-made pins (but no labels whatsoever) of some antiquity. These may have been got from here or elsewhere. If the former then need to look out for mis-placed Hunter specimens. For example, a specimen of Gasterophilus intestinalis (a bot fly) is exactly like other specimens in Hunter's collection and has been put in the same drawer as them (EGH, Dec 2003).
There is one box of micrsocope slides with entomological subjects.
Dr J.H. Lawson was a lecturer in entomology and retired early on health grounds. A few insects that were probably used for teaching by Lawson and taken home. Donated (= ?returned) by his widow. | Subjects: | Zoology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
G12 8QQ | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Contributor: | A few insects that were probably used for teaching by Lawson and taken home. Donated (= ?returned) by his widow. | Identifier: | H-Z369 |
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