The collection of type specimens of the family Ptinidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Spain

A Viñolas,G Masó

doi:10.32800/amz.2013.11.0001

Abstract

The type collection of the family Carabidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Spain, has been organised, revised and documented. It contains 430 type specimens belonging to 155 different taxa. Of note are the large number of hypogean species, the species of Cicindelidae from Asenci Codina’s collection, and the species of Harpalinae extracted from Jacques Negre’s collection. In this paper we provide all the available information related to these type specimens. We therefore provide the following information for each taxon, species or subspecies: the original and current taxonomic status, original citation of type materials, exact transcription of original labels, and preservation condition of specimens. Moreover, the differences between original descriptions and labels are discussed. When a taxonomic change has occurred, the references that examine those changes are included at the end of the taxa description.

Highlights

Francesc Español Coll was a famous Catalan entomologist, who was curator of Entomology collections and head of the Natural History Museum of Barcelona for several decades
In 1960 he published his first paper on Ptinidae that revised Europeans Anobium, when Ptinidae still belonged to the Anobiidae family
His last contribution on that topic was a revision about new genera and species from Africa in 1996 in collaboration with Viñolas, For 36 years he worked uninterruptedly on Ptinidae, among other coleopteran groups, and he published 119 papers on worldwide Anobiidae, describing new genera, subgenera and species, in 1992 his work culminated in the achievement of a specific volume in the series Fauna ibérica y de las islas Baleares

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Introduction

Francesc Español Coll was a famous Catalan entomologist, who was curator of Entomology collections and head of the Natural History Museum of Barcelona for several decades. Bomans (Museo R. del Africa Central, Tervuren; Museo de Zoología de Barcelona); 27 ex.» Localities of type material in MCNB: «Tanzania: Moba» Holotype depositary: MRACT Type material: Paratype MZB 78–1398, ♂. Español det] [Type] [78–1409 | MZB] (Aedeagus glued on cardboard and pinned under specimen)

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