Catalogue of type materials of springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids & Nematodes

Abstract

The catalogue assembles and updates all data concerning the type material of Collembola kept in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids & Nematodes in Ottawa (CNC). Information is provided for type material of 69 species. Included are holotypes of 31 species (together with 5 ones from Cretaceous amber), syntypes of 26 species (four of them are presently considered to be junior synonyms) and paratypes of 32 species (one of which is considered a junior synonym). Essential label data, references to original descriptions, and modern status including synonyms are given.

Name-bearing type specimens in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids & Nematodes (CNC): Blattodea, Dermaptera, Notoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Myriapoda, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Phthiraptera, Pseudoscorpiones, Psocoptera, Raphidioptera & Siphonaptera

“…It is estimated to hold over 17 million specimens from 185 countries (out of 195 UN member and observer states) and Antarctica, with an especially thorough representation of the Canadian fauna, with over 50% of digitized material being Canadian. This is the second in a series of papers cataloging the name-bearing types of the CNC that belong to the less diverse orders that do not have associated research staff, the first being a catalogue of Collembola that also included a listing of paratypes (Stebaeva et al 2016). This second work will focus on name-bearing types of the remaining groups except for Araneae, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera, which will be treated individually in future works.…”

“…Lewis et al (1993) published an annotated catalogue of Siphonaptera types in the CNC the same year. Stebaeva et al (2016) provided the update for Collembola, listing 94 name-bearing type specimens (holotypes and syntypes) for 57 species; paratypes were also included. The present paper will collectively detail the 90 name-bearing type specimens of Myriapoda (5 name-bearing type specimens, three of which are represented by an unknown number of specimens), Pseudoscorpiones (1), and the insect orders Blattodea (1), Dermaptera (1), Notoptera (3), Mecoptera (3), Megaloptera (2), Neuroptera (11), Odonata (2), Orthoptera (5), Phthiraptera (2), Psocoptera (10), Raphidioptera (1) and Siphonaptera (43).…”

Collembola of Canada

“…Skidmore (1993) also published the first catalogue of type materials of collembolan species described from Canada and stored in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes (CNC). New information about type materials of 69 collembolan species at the CNC was recently published (Stebaeva et al 2016).…”

“…Incorporating new keys, photos, citations, species synonyms, and contact information for the expert community, it remains the most up-to-date resource for collembolan taxonomy, to which older research should be reconciled. The CNC maintains an excellent collection of about 2500 slides, including type materials of 69 species, 46 of which are from Canada (Stebaeva et al 2016). Other collections of varying size and coverage are in academic and government institutions, including significant amounts of undetermined material.…”