Author(s): Flint, Jr., O. S.
Title: List of the name-bearing Neuropterida types in the Collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Year: 2002
Volume: 48
Pages: 89-98.
Abstract: The collection of Neuropterida at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, is housed in 221 insect drawers and 311 bottles of vials. It is estimated to contain 132 species of Megaloptera, 1192 species of Neuroptera and 33 species of Raphidioptera. The 163 name-bearing types are divided among the Megaloptera (26), Neuroptera (134), and Raphidioptera (3). A list of all the name-bearing types including author, year of publication, country of origin, and current placement is given; it is also noted if it is a lectotype or neotype.
Keywords: Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Megaloptera, name-bearing types, Smithsonian Institution
Journal: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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ISSN: 1217-8837
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I., Peregovits, L. & Sziráki, Gy.
