Museum für Naturkunde

Acronym: 
ZMHU

Address

Institute name: 
Museum für Naturkunde
University: 
Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Department: 
Abteilung Sammlungen
Street: 
Invalidenstrasse
City: 
Berlin
Postcode/zip code: 
10099
Country: 
Germany

Contact

Contact: 
Dr. Jürgen Deckert, Curator of Hemimetabola
Telephone voice: 
+49 (0) 30 2093 8526
Telephone fax: 
+49 (0) 30 2093 8528
Email: 
juergen.deckert@museum.hu.berlin.de

Collection details

Phthiraptera collection: 

Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1973). Katalog der im Zoologischen Museum Berlin vorhandenen Mallophagentypen. Lounais-Hämeen Luonto 46: 29-46

Holdings: 

Mallophaga (ca. 18.700 Exemplare in 1288 Arten, von 148 Arten primäre Typen, insgesamt 848 Typusexemplare)
Anoplura (750 Exemplare, 68 Arten, von 10 Arten primäre Typen, insesamt 30 Typusexemplare)

Systematic coverage: 
All suborders and families
Host coverage: 
All host orders but mainly from birds
Geographical coverage: 
Mainly Europe, but with specimens from all continents
Collectors/taxonomists: 
von Kéler, Eichler,
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith