Entomological collections

They consist of nearly 400,000 dry-prepared specimens stored in entomological boxes and dedicated cabinets. The general collection collects specimens that come from the research activities of the Museum and the Ecology Station. Other materials come from donations or purchases:

Historical collection: 562 artifacts, all orders

General Collection: 45,000 artifacts, all orders

Giorgio Grillenzoni Collection: 10,500 artifacts, all orders

Carlo Pesarini Collection: 3,600 artifacts, carabid beetles

Guido Campadelli Collection, 120,000 artifacts, all orders

Alino Lucchini Collection, 53,150 artifacts, scarab beetles

Alberto Bizzi Collection, 5,300 specimens, Lepidoptera rhopalocera and macroheterocera

Fausto Pesarini Collection, 10,000 specimens, Symphytherian Hymenoptera.

Ettore Contarini Collection, 34,900 artifacts, beetles, lepidoptera

Leonardo Senni Collection, 55,520 artifacts, beetles

Fernando Pederzani Collection, 48,150 specimens, hydroadephagous beetles, with numerous types

Maria Generani-Pierluigi Scaramozzino Collection, 10,000 specimens, hymenoptera (terebrants, aculeates and Scolioidea)

Giampaolo Bosi Collection, 2,500 artifacts, hydroadephagous beetles