Abstract
This catalogue lists the type specimens of Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP). The collection includes a total of 83 type specimens (17 holotypes, 66 paratypes), 82 of which belong to nine genera and 35 species of Crabronidae and only one of Sphecidae. All labels contents and additional information obtained from other available sources are presented. High resolution photographs of the primary types are also provided.
Highlights
The Hymenoptera collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP) is one of the world’s most expressive considering the Neotropical fauna of Hymenoptera, preserved both in dry and wet conditions
Since the specimens collected by Hermann von Ihering (18501930) and by Hermann von Luderwadt (18651934), the collection has grown notably through various collecting projects efforts, acquisition of other collections, exchange with colleagues and institutions, and through donations of specimens from researchers of all over the world
Taking into account the recommendation 72F of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, fourth edition, January 1999) about the role of collections in making the types available to researches, catalogues have been published aiming to list all Hymenoptera types specimens deposited in the MZUSP collection
Summary
The Hymenoptera collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP) is one of the world’s most expressive considering the Neotropical fauna of Hymenoptera, preserved both in dry (pinned) and wet (alcohol) conditions. MZUSP, to improve its curatorial capacity and to make information available to researchers and other society segments In this context, and taking into account the recommendation 72F of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, fourth edition, January 1999) about the role of collections in making the types available to researches, catalogues have been published aiming to list all Hymenoptera types specimens deposited in the MZUSP collection. The most recent ones include images of the primary types to avoid long distance loans and unnecessary movement of these specimens
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