Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale

Acronym: 
RMCA

Address

Institute name: 
Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale
Department: 
Department of Entomology
Street: 
Leuvensesteenweg 13
City: 
Tervuren
Postcode/zip code: 
3080
Country: 
Belgium

Contact

Contact: 
Dr. Eliane De Coninck
Telephone voice: 
+32 2 769 53 60
Telephone fax: 
+32 2 769 56 95
Email: 
eliane.de.coninck@africamuseum.be
Directions: 

From Brussels, take metro to Montgomery station, there transfer to a #44 tram to Tervuren which is the terminus of that tram. The museum is across the road from the tram terminal. The Entomology Department is at the end of the avenue which you enter upon crossing the road from the tram terminal. From Centraal Station, Brussels to Tervuren is approximately 45 minutes, and as of 2006 cost 1.50€ for day pass on metro and tram.

Collection details

Systematic coverage: 
primarily Amblycera and Ischnocera
Host coverage: 
primarily birds
Geographical coverage: 
central Africa
Collectors/taxonomists: 
Tendeiro
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith