A Historical Collection of Termites in Ferrara: Recovery, Cataloguing and Geographical Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Termites are an insect group relevant for recycling of organic matter, but they are also biodeteriogenic and may cause serious damages to wooden structures (including historical buildings and ancient libraries) in anthropogenic environments. The collection of Italian and foreign termites gathered over the years by Antonio Springhetti, Professor of Zoology at the University of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy) and internationally renowned entomologist, contains over 44,000 specimens, collected by Springhetti during his field campaigns or donated by other entomologists from all over the world. The collection is currently preserved at the Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology of the University of Ferrara. Unfortunately, all documents, publications and notes concerning the Springhetti Collectio

SUBMITTER: Curci D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8471403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature