The type specimens of mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) deposited in the entomological collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Systematic studies on Anopheles galvaoi Causey, Deane & Deane from the subgenus Nysssorhynchus blanchard (Diptera: Culicidae)

“…Therefore, the holotype is considered lost. Marchon-Silva et al (1996) found two paratypes in the collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro: 1 female, with 4 labels -"Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) galvaoi Causey, Deane & Deane", "Paratype", "paratipos criados de ovos postos por femea capturada em Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil" [paratypes reared from eggs laid by female captured in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil], and "col. Inst O. Cruz no. 392".…”

The type specimens of chewing lice (Insecta, Mallophaga) deposited in the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

“…Several other historical collections are part of the EC, which also includes a "general collection" representing all the insect orders. Following the guidelines prescribed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, different authors have published lists of the type specimens included in the EC of IOC: Gonçalves et al (1993), Marchon-Silva et al (1996), Ferraz (1997), Cardozo-de-Almeida et al (1999) and Felippe-Bauer and Oliveira (2001). Entomological collections are indispensable for the modern taxonomy, since the study of the comparative characters has been considering the starting point to new scientific investigations (Martins 1983).…”

Coleção de simuliídeos (Diptera - Simuliidae) de Adolpho Lutz, sua história e importância

“…Trabalhos com a Coleção de Adolpho Lutz já foram realizados por Vulcano, Py-Daniel, Hamada, Shelley, Coscarón e ainda MaiaHerzog (1991) e Maia-Herzog et al (1985).…”