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Description: | Malekula, Ounua, New Hebrides Ron M. Dobson collection of economically important Nitidulidae, particularly the genus *Carpophilus*. worldwide distribution. Includes types of new species he described. 5 species from all major regions. These were acquired during about 40 years taxonomic study of these insects and as pests. Specimens were sent as enquiries and obtained by exchange from other collections, starting when Dobson worked for the Pest Infestation Laboratory, Slough and continued throughout career at Glasgow University. Numerous publications on the group by him in which new species described - paratypes of three species are present and holotype plus paratypes of one other. About 50 specimens are undetermined and would require consultation with other collections and more extensive literature to resolve. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ARTHINSECT : COLEOPTERA : NITIDULIDAE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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