Collection

The fFollowing collections are curated (status as of Aug. 2006), including 263 primary and 1829 secondary types:

Heteroptera

21,000 individuals of 1808 taxa
large parts of the collection of Johann Klapperich as well as the collection of A. Schoop and the permanent loan of the Zoo Cologne

( type catalog pdf 32k )

"Homoptera"

10,000 individuals of 1811 taxa
parts of the collection of A. Jacobi, Johann Klapperich and the permanent loan of the Zoo Cologne

( type catalog pdf 202k )

Hymenoptera

70,000 individuals of 8552 taxa
parts of the collection of Johann Klapperich as well as the collections of W. Aerts, Johannes Gallasch, R. Oberthür, August Reichensperger, R. Roesler, A. Schoop and the permanent loan of the Zoo Cologne

( type catalog pdf 155k )

Orthopteroidea

28,000 individuals of 2556 taxa
large parts of the collection of Johann Klapperich as well as the collections of D. Bornhalm, Sigfrid Ingrisch, Josef Szijj and the permanent loan of the Zoo Cologne

( type catalogues pdf Blattodea 42k , Dermaptera 35k , Mantodea and Orthoptera 166k , Phasmatodea 36k )