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Issue: Vol. 5673 No. 4: 7 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.4.2
Page range: 494-522
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An annotated type catalogue of earwigs (Dermaptera) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH)

Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels; Museum der Natur; Zoologisches Museum Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King- Platz 3; 20146 Hamburg; Germany
Stöckelstr. 19; 04347 Leipzig; Germany; Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI); Eberswalder Straße 90; 15374 Müncheberg
Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels; Museum der Natur; Zoologisches Museum Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King- Platz 3; 20146 Hamburg; Germany
Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels; Museum der Natur; Zoologisches Museum Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King- Platz 3; 20146 Hamburg; Germany
Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels; Museum der Natur; Zoologisches Museum Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King- Platz 3; 20146 Hamburg; Germany; Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe; Erbprinzenstraße 13; 76133 Karlsruhe; Germany
Orthoptera Dermaptera Entomological collection holotype nomenclature paratype taxonomy

Abstract

The entomological collections of the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH) contain one of the largest collections of earwigs (Dermaptera) in Germany, including many types. In total 312 species are housed in the collection with about 3200 individuals. The collection contains 74 type specimens, including 10 holotypes, 24 paratypes, 5 paralectotypes, and 35 syntypes belonging to 24 species (19 valid taxa and 5 synonyms).

 

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How to Cite

Nguyen, E., Matzke, D., Federspiel, M., Peters, C. & Husemann, M. (2025) An annotated type catalogue of earwigs (Dermaptera) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). Zootaxa, 5673 (4), 494–522. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.4.2