Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants)
The following collections are maintained, containing 256 primary and 2085 secondary types:
Heteroptera
- 21,000 individuals from 1808 taxa
- large parts of the Johann Klapperich collection as well as the A. Schoop collection and the permanent loan from Cologne Zoo
Homoptera
- 10,000 individuals from 1811 taxa
- Parts of the collection A. Jacobi, J. Klapperich and the permanent loan from Cologne Zoo
Hymenoptera
- 70,000 individuals from 8552 taxa
- Parts of the Johann Klapperich Collection as well as the collections of W. Aerts, Johannes Gallasch, R. Oberthür, August Reichensperger, R. Roesler, A. Schoop and the permanent loan from Cologne Zoo
Orthopteroidea
(contains Mantodea, Blattodea, Phasmatodea and Saltatoria)
- 28,000 individuals from 2556 taxa
- large parts of the Johann Klapperich collection as well as the collections of D. Bornhalm, Sigfrid Ingrisch, Josef Szijj and the permanent loan from Cologne Zoo
Phthiraptera
- 24,000 individuals from 667 taxa
- Parts of the Richard Meinertzhagen and Heinrich Klockenhoff collection
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