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Published on: December 15, 2013
First supplement illustrated of the beetle type specimens (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Insect Collection of
Santiago Zaragoza-Caballero1, Sara Lpez-Prez2, Geovanni M Rodrguez-Mirn3
11 Instituto de Biologa; Departamento de Zoologa; Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico; Apartado Postal 70-153; 04510 Ciudad de Mxico; Mxico. zaragoza@ib.unam.mx.
Abstract:
We update the information of the collection of type specimens of Coleoptera deposited in the National Collection of Insects at the Instituto de Biologa, UNAM. In addition, we provided photos of the dorsal aspect of all type species. The list incorporates 847 specimens belonging to 25 families, 73 genera, and 216 species. A total of 177 holotypes, nine allotypes, and 661 paratypes are registered. The following information is given in the list: family, species name in the original combination, subspecies name (when applicable), authority, year of publication, type category, number of specimens, sex (male, female, unknown), and all the data from labels, in addition to the preservation status of each specimen.
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