Lech Borowiec’s collection of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in the Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Lech Borowiec's collection of tortoise beetles, recently stored in the Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław is reviewed in detail. The collection contains 21 292 specimens of 2 491 species, including 229 primary types and 979 secondary types (paratypes, syntypes, paralectotypes). Additionally, a complete list of 202 papers on Cassidinae published by Prof. Lech Borowiec, a list of publications written by other authors with descriptions of new species whose descriptive types are deposited in the collection of Lech Borowiec, and a checklist of all taxa described by Prof. Lech Borowiec are given.
Source: Zootaxa
Author: JOLANTA ŚWIĘTOJAŃSKA
Institution: University of Wrocław
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405806744