The collection of type specimens of the family Ptinidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The collection of type specimens of the family Ptinidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Spain.-The collection of the Ptinidae family (Coleoptera) deposited in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Spain has been organised, revised and documented. This collection belonged to Francesc Español Coll, a world specialist in this family, and it has become an important reference point for research on that family. The collection is composed of a total of 8,854 specimens, 498 of which are type species. In this paper we provide all the available information related to these type specimens, so for any single taxon, species or subspecies, the following information is given: the original and current taxonomic status, original citation of type materials, exact transcription of original labels, and preservation condition of specimens. Moreover, the differences between original descriptions and labels are discussed. When a taxonomic change has occurred, the references that examine those changes are included at the end of the taxa description.

The collection of type specimens of the family Carabidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Spain

“…Several years ago, the Natural History Museum of Barcelona (Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona) started a project of review, organization and documentation of the type specimens collection. Ptinidae (Coleoptera) with 8,854 specimens and 498 taxa was the first collection revised (Viñolas & Masó, 2013), and we now present the findings related to the second major group studied, the family Carabidae with 430 specimens belonging to 156 taxa. The main part of this collection consists of hypogean species described by some of the members of the Museum Speleological Unit (Francesc Español, Oleguer Escolà, Xavier Bellés, Jordi Comas, etc.).…”

The collection of type specimens belonging to the subfamilies Alleculinae, Diaperinae and Lagriinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, Spain

“…A decade ago we began to study the type specimens as part of an on-going effort to publish the types of all of the MCNB arthropod collection. The first collections to be revised were: Ptinidae (Coleoptera): 8,854 specimens and 498 taxa (Viñolas and Masó, 2013); Carabidae (Coleoptera), as follows: 431 specimens and 156 taxa (Viñolas and Masó, 2014); Dytiscidae, Histeridae, Hydraenidae and Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): 130 specimens and 66 taxa ; and the superfamilies Scarabaeoidea, Buprestoidea, Byrrhoidea, Elateroidea, Cleroidea, Cucujoidea, Tenebrionoidea (except Tenebrionidae), Chrysomeloidea and Curculionoidea (Coleoptera): 533 specimens and 170 taxa (Viñolas et al, 2016); and Pimelinae (Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera): 438 specimens and 140 taxa (Viñolas et al, 2017a).…”

The collection of type specimens belonging to the subfamily Pimeliinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, Spain

“…A decade ago we began to study the type specimens as part of an on-going effort to publish the types of all of the MCNB arthropod collection. The first collections to be revised were: Ptinidae (Coleoptera): 8,854 specimens and 498 taxa (Viñolas & Masó, 2013); Carabidae (Coleoptera): 431 specimens and 156 taxa ; Dytiscidae, Histeridae, Hydraenidae and Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): 130 specimens and 66 taxa ; and the superfamilies Scarabaeoidea, Buprestoidea, Byrrhoidea, Elateroidea, Cleroidea, Cucujoidea, Tenebrionoidea (except Tenebrionidae), Chrysomeloidea and Curculionoidea (Coleoptera): 533 specimens and 170 taxa (Viñolas et al, 2016a).…”