Type specimens of Neuropterida in the Hope Entomological Collection, Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

ABSTRACT: The Hope Entomological Collection in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History holds a large and diverse array of historically valuable type specimens for species in the superorder Neuropterida (Megaloptera, Neuroptera, and Raphidioptera). Most are from the mid-1800s (1823-1874). Here, we report each type found during a rigorous search of the collection, and we confirm the identity and status of each type with bibliographic, specimen, and label data. Images, current nomenclatural information, and references for name changes are provided for each species. We identified primary or secondary types for 76 species in seven families of Neuroptera, primary and secondary types for one species of Raphidoptera (Raphidiidae), and secondary types for three species of Megaloptera (Corydalidae). A

SUBMITTER: Tauber CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379323 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature