On The Species Of Brachinini (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) In Romanian Museum Collections

Abstract The paper presents twelve Brachinini species from Romanian fauna. Brachinus nigricornis Gebler and B. brevicollis Motschulsky are firstly recorded in Romania. Distribution maps, based on the examined material, were made for each species. For seven Brachinus species, photos of the median lobe are given. Specimens preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History and Brukenthal National Museum were studied. Besides specimens collected from Romania, all the specimens/species which were sampled in other countries of Europe, Northern Africa and Indonesia (Java) are presented.

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The genus Pelophylax (Amphibia, Ranidae) in Pakistan: museum collections and possible distribution

Herpetozoa ◽

10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e64955 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 141-147

Author(s):

Daniel Jablonski ◽

Addison Wynn ◽

Rafaqat Masroor ◽

Theodore Papenfuss ◽

Spartak N. Litvinchuk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Literature Review ◽

Central Asia ◽

Washington Dc ◽

National Museum ◽

Museum Collections ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Field Investigations ◽

The Family ◽

Kabul River

We provide the first comprehensive data on the questionable distribution of the genus Pelophylax and the family Ranidae from Pakistan. Based on a literature review and two specimens of the genus from Tasp, Panjgur District in Pakistani Balochistan (USNM 26194–95), stored in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA, we discuss the possible occurrence and affiliation of these frogs in the context of Central Asia. Our comparison shows that the nearest records of Pelophylax in relation to the Tasp specimens are reported from more than 280 km (air-line) away in Iran and Afghanistan, which are currently separated by hot and mostly desert environments. We suggest that possible surviving populations of this genus may still be present in Balochistan (Rakhshan River) or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kabul River) Provinces of Pakistan. This would, however, need further field investigations.

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Romanian Species of Lucanids (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) in the Collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” ◽

10.2478/travmu-2013-0013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 173-184

Author(s):

Melania Stan

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

National Museum ◽

Male And Female ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Stag Beetles

Abstract The seven species of stag beetles of the Romanian fauna are present in the coleopteran collection of the Museum: Aesalus scarabaeoides scarabaeoides (Panzer), Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth), Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus), Lucanus cervus cervus (Linnaeus), Platycerus caraboides caraboides (Linnaeus), Platycerus caprea (De Geer) and Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus). Information on the collecting data and distribution maps are given for each species. We present the male and female habitus for the two species of Platycerus.

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Walking in the Shadows of Archaeologists Past: Researching Museum Collections and Associated Records to Elucidate past Lifeways

North American Archaeologist ◽

10.2190/xmnr-q2jc-93be-q5ry ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 97-106

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Crowell

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Field Data ◽

Smithsonian Institution ◽

The State ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

National Museum ◽

Museum Collections ◽

The Past ◽

Private Collections

Researching museum collections and associated field data, in addition to consulting modern scientific studies, can provide a great deal of information about the presence and nature of archaeological sites in a locale. This article was developed based upon collections research conducted for prehistoric archaeological sites in Washington, D.C., using the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and other repositories. The state of collections varies widely. Some collectors gathered only perfect completed tools and other objects, while others collected these materials and debitage. The state of documentation ranges from complete and exacting with precision rivaling modern-day to non-existent. The importance of examining museum collections and private collections, where available, cannot be downplayed. Sometimes they possess the only clues remaining regarding certain practices which occurred in the past and can provide information not otherwise available to the researcher.

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Tiger beetles of Romania (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) in the Collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” ◽

10.3897/travaux.64.e77772 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 69-91

Author(s):

Melania Stan ◽

Rodica Serafim

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

National Museum ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Tiger Beetles ◽

Eleven Species

The paper deals with eleven species and subspecies of tiger beetles of Romania. The specimens preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History were revised. Distribution maps based on the examined material are presented for each species.

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On the Species of Philonthus Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Staphylinini: Philonthina) in the Collections of Romanian Natural History Museums

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” ◽

10.2478/v10191-012-0016-8 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 233-276

Author(s):

Melania Stan

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Alien Species ◽

New Record ◽

Palaearctic Region ◽

National Museum ◽

Natural History Museums ◽

History Museum ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

History Museums ◽

History Of

Abstract 57 species of the genus Philonthus were identified in the collections of four museums of Romania: Brukenthal National Museum, “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Museum of Natural History of Iaşi and Museum of Oltenia, Craiova. Philonthus wuesthoffi Bernhauer, an alien species from East Palaearctic Region, is a new record for the Romanian fauna. Except for Philonthus pyrenaeus Kiesenwetter, the species treated here are in the Romanian fauna and presented with their distribution maps. An identification key for Romanian Philonthus species found in the studied collections is also provided.

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Distribution of Onthophagus vacca and O. medius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) in Romania

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” ◽

10.3897/travaux.62.e35197 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 31-41

Author(s):

Andreea-Cătălina Drăghici ◽

Adrian Ruicănescu ◽

Gabriela Cuzepan-Bebeșelea ◽

Cornelia Chimișliu ◽

Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Valid Species ◽

National Museum ◽

Museum Collections ◽

History Museum ◽

Elevation Data ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

First Time

Morphological and molecular data indicate that two valid species exist in Europe within the O. vacca group of species, O. vacca (Linnaeus, 1767) and O. medius (Kugelann, 1792) (Roy et al., 2015). This is supported also by the fact that they are widely sympatric (Rössner et. al., 2010). The research of Rössner et. al. (2010) mentions for the first time the species O. medius for Romania. The aim of our study is to check specimens from major museum collections and some personal collections from the country and to assign them to O. medius or O. vacca.We have examined 417 specimens belonging to the following collections: National Museum of Natural History ''Grigore Antipa'' Bucharest, Brukenthal National Museum- Natural History Museum Department from Sibiu and the personal collections of authors. We have extracted elevation data for each specimen and we have created distribution maps.The biogeographic distribution for Romania shows the ranges of O. vacca and O. medius overlap and they are found in all the country's bioregions. Our study shows a high ecological plasticity in both species. Our data apparently indicate a preference for altitudes below 500 meters, possibly influenced by non-random sampling.

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Catalogue of type specimens of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) deposited in Czech museums

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae ◽

10.1515/aemnp-2017-0076 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 295-308 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Klára Bezděčková ◽

Pavel Bezděčka ◽

Ján Macek ◽

Igor Malenovský

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Natural History ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

National Museum ◽

Museum Collections ◽

Type Specimens ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

History Museum

Type specimens of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) deposited in natural history museum collections in the Czech Republic are catalogued. Altogether, we list types of 19 extant taxa housed in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague; the Department of Entomology, Moravian Museum, Brno; the Department of Natural History, Museum of the Highlands, Jihlava; and the Department of Natural History, Silesian Museum, Opava.

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