SDEI Hemimetabola Section

Senckenberg German Entomological Insitute

Hemimetabola

Collection

As a result of its richness in individuals, species and type specimens, the insect collection of the Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI) is visited by many scientists from Germany and abroad. In contrast to other sections at the SDEI, the Hemimetabola Section has never been headed by a scientist who was intensively occupied with research on this group. Despite this, the collection has attained international importance because it includes the very type-rich collection of Gustav Breddin (1864–1909) and many taxa that were identified or described from the “Formosa Collection” of Hans Sauter (1871–1843).

The Hemimetabola at the SDEI form one of the important reference collections in Germany.  The collection contains about 14,000 species and 146,000 specimens, including about 1,700 types. About half of the specimens are captured in databases and may be sought via SESAM.

Important incorporated collections

Further information on collectors and the whereabouts of collections can be found in the SDEI-database ‘Biographies of the Entomologists of the World’.

P. F. Bouche (1784-1856)H. v. Oettingen (1878-1956)G. Paganetti-Hummler (1871-1949)
G. Breddin (1864-1909)J. Melzer (1878-1934)O. Leonhard (1853-1929)
C. Börner (1880-1953)W. Horn (1871-1939) P. Pape (1859-1933)

Available Material

GroupSpeciesTypes of Species
Coccina
Dermaptera
Hemimetabola2.2001.800
Heteroptera
Odonata
Orthoptera
Phasmatodea
Plecoptera
Saltatoria181

Catalogues of Type Specimen

Petersen, G. & Gaedike, H. 1968 Katalog der in den Sammlungen des Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen – I. Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera. Beitr. Ent. Berlin 18(7/8): 959 – 969.

Petersen, G. & Gaedike, H. 1970 Katalog der in den Sammlungen des Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen – II. Dermaptera, Mantodea, Blattaria, Isoptera, Phasmida, Saltatoria. Beitr. Ent. Berlin 20(1/2): 145 – 172.

Gaedike, H. 1970 Katalog der in den Sammlungen des Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen – III. Embioptera, Psocoptera, Mallophaga. Beitr. Ent. Berlin 20(5/6): 463 – 470.

Schliephake, G. & Gaedike, H. 1970 Katalog der in den Sammlungen des Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen – IV. Thysanoptera. Beitr. Ent. Berlin 20(5/6): 471 – 479.

Gaedike, H. 1971 Katalog der in den Sammlungen des ehemaligen Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen – V. Heteroptera. Beitr. Ent. Berlin 21(1/2 ): 79 – 159.

Gaedike, H. 1971 Katalog der in den Sammlungen des ehemaligen Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen – VI. ( Homoptera (exklusive Aphidina)). Beitr. Ent. Berlin 21(3/6): 315 – 339.