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One of the scientists showing a Goliath birdeater, a spider species from South America, conserved in alcohol

1. Arachnological collections

A. Acari collection (mites, dry collections)
  • Collection of oribatid mites put together by Prof. J-C Lions: mites collected between 1967 and 1970 from a limestone ridge in the South of France. The collection contains specimens from more than 200 Oribatid taxa.
  • Collection put together by Prof. Dr. A. Fain: about 100,000 microscopic slides, more than 30,000 type specimens, and 2,407 described species of Acari.
B. Araneae collection (spiders, in alcohol)
  • Belgian collection, J. Kekenbosch
  • Other alcohol collections: non-Belgian spider collection (Galápagos collection), diplopoda (millipedes), myriapoda (centipedes), scorpions and pseudoscorpions, and arachnids
Mantises (Mantodea) in the entomology collection

2. Insect collections (dry collections), 25 larger orders

Click on the orders and read more information below

List

A. Coleoptera (beetles)
B. Diptera (two-winged flies)
C. Hymenoptera (membrane-winged)
D. Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
E. Odonata (damselflies and dragonflies)
F. Mecoptera (scorpionflies)
G. Megaloptera (dobsonflies and alderflies)
H. Neuroptera (net-winged insects)
I. Mantodea (mantises)
K. Phasmatodea (stick insects)
L. Ephemroptera (mayfly)
M. Dermaptera (earwig)
N. Thysanoptera (thrips)
O. Heteroptera (true bugs)
P. Homoptera (cicadas)
Q. Blattodea (cockroach)
R. Trichoptera (caddisflies)
S. Plecoptera (stoneflies)
T. Isoptera (termites)
U. Strepsiptera (twisted wing flies)
V. Embioptera (webspinners)
W. Raphidioptera (snakeflies)
X. Thysanura (Firebrats and Silverfish)
Y. Phthiraptera (Louse), Siphonaptera (Llea), Psocoptera (Woodlouse)

Details

Damselflies and dragonflies (Odonata) in the collection of De Selys Longchamps (© RBINS, Thierry Hubin)
E. Odonata (damselflies and dragonflies)
Belgian collection:
General collection:
De Selys Longchamps collection:

We also hold an extensive archive of watercolours belonging to De Selys Longchamps, of which 1,500 have now been digitised with a view to opening them to the public online. You can find these in the virtual collections website of the RBINS.

 

 

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