Just as in many other natural history museums, the bulk of collections in the Slovenian Museum of Natural History are represented by dry collections of beetles and butterflies. Although some collections date back to the very year when the Museum was founded, not all collections have yet been appropriately and professionally processed.

The Slovenian Museum of Natural History holds entomological collections of immeasurable cultural and historical value, in which the development of an entomological mindset, insect collection techniques and changes in biodiversity can be perceived. These collections are called historical entomological collections. More recent collections, arranged by modern principles, are called study collections. Collections that nobody is currently dealing with are inactive study entomology collections. Active study entomological collections are managed by entomological curators employed by the Slovenian Museum of Natural History and external associates. These collections are smaller in size, but are incomparably better organized, and processed and many of them computerized.

The entomological collections are kept in the so-called alcohol depot, which also houses the entomological library. The collections of dry material are held, together with the herbarium and vertebrate collections, in a temporary depot in the BTC Hall.

Historical collections

AUTHOR: Count Franc Hochenwart (1771-1844)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: About 1,000 inventory units
FORMATION PERIOD: End of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries
REGION: Europe, Indo-Pacific
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Workbooks of the previous curator Maja Hafner (species names, localities rarely without dates). 653 inventory units cleaned, photographed and entered into the database.
IMPORTANCE: Among the first collections of the Carniola Regional Museum (1821), of immeasurable naturalistic and historical importance
MATERIAL VIEWING: From Hochenwart’s conch shell collection

AUTHOR: Ferdinand Schmidt (1791-1878)
HOUSED BY: Major part by the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, minor part in Vienna
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1819 to 1878
REGION: Carniola
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: No localities on the labels, which diminishes its scientific importance.
IMPORTANCE: The collection is of immeasurable naturalistic and historical importance. The most interesting specimen is the cave beetle Leptodirus hochenwartii, in 1831 described as the first cave insects in the world.

COLLECTION SCOPE:

9,055 butterfly specimens (Lepidoptera) in 132 original boxes
42,152 beetle specimens (Coleoptera) in 146 original boxes
1,574 Hemiptera specimens in 11 original boxes
1,473 Hymenoptera specimens in 11 original boxes
487 Orthoptera specimens in 9 original boxes
1,056 Diptera specimens in 5 original boxes
274 Neuroptera specimens in 2 original boxes
108 dragonfly specimens (Odonata) in 6 original boxes
113 specimens of cave animals in 1 original box

TYPE MATERIAL:

Leptodirus hochenwartii Schmidt, 1832
Anophthalmus motschulsky Schmidt

MATERIAL VIEWING:

Lepidoptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Coleoptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Hemiptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Hymenoptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Orthoptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Diptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Neuroptera from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Odonata from Schmidt’s entomological collection
Cave animals from Schmidt’s entomological collection

AUTHOR: Simon Robič (1824-1897)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 5,625 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1860s to 1890s
REGION: Europe
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: All data on the labels

AUTHOR: Josip Stussiner (1850-1917)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 167 entomological boxes, about 40,844 specimens, 6,500 Coleoptera, Orthoptera and Heteroptera species
FORMATION PERIOD: End of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries
REGION: Slovenia, Greece
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: The beetles are determinate and systematically arranged, whereas the Lepidoptera species are indeterminate and joined with Staudacher’s into a single collection.

TYPE MATERIAL:
Raymondia stussineri Reitter; paratype
Scotoplectus capellae Reitter, 1879; paratype
Bathyscia thessalica Reitter; paratype
Aechmites stussineri Gangelbauer; paratype
For the remaining type material, a list is being prepared.

MATERIAL VIEWING: Coleoptera from Stussiner’s entomological collection

​​AUTHOR: Dr Jože Staudacher (1876-1945)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 40 entomological boxes (4,346 Lepidoptera specimens); 139 entomological boxes (around 100,000 Coleoptera specimens)
FORMATION PERIOD: Predominantly between the two World Wars
REGION: Slovenia (former Drava Province) and Dalmatia
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION:  Beetles and butterflies are identified and systematically arranged. Orthoptera species are unorganized and merged with Stussiner’s in a single collection. Heteroptera were added to the Central Slovenian Collection of True Bugs.
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Lepidoptera from Staudacher’s entomological collection
Coleoptera from Staudacher’s entomological collection

AUTHOR: Dr Anton Polenec (1910-2000)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1925 to 1990
REGION: Slovenia, Southeastern Europe
COLLECTION SCOPE: 15 trays, each with 16 glasses with species in 75% ethanol
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Determinate, resorted out by species
IMPORTANCE: Historical study collection

Non-active entomological collections

AUTHORS: Simon Robič (1824-1897), Ljudevit Kuščer (1891-1944)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: End of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries
REGION: Europe, Indo-Pacific
COLLECTION SCOPE: Around 4,000 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Work books (species names, localities rarely without dates)
IMPORTANCE: Historical study collection

AUTHOR: Ivan Hafner (1867-1947)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History, material partly joined with Rakovec’s material in the central collection of butterflies of the Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 73 entomological boxes, 21,196 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: First half of the 20th century
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Palearctic
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled and determined collection, arranged per the system, type material marked
IMPORTANCE: One of the largest butterfly collections of The Balkans, particularly Microlepidoptera
TYPE MATERIAL: Erebia glacialis triglavensis; paratype
For the rest of type material, a list is being currently prepared
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Lepidoptera from Hafner’s study collection

AUTHOR: Alfonz Gspan (1878-1963)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 293 entomological boxes, about 64,537 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: Largely between the two Great Wars
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Palearctic
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Determined and arranged collection
IMPORTANCE: The largest collection of this kind in Slovenia and one of the largest in The Balkans
TYPE MATERIAL:
Anophthalmus schmidti gspani; paratype
Anophthalmus schmidti ljubnicensis; paratype
Anophthalmus hirtus nivalis; paratype
Anophthalmus miklitzi alphonsi; paratype
Anophthalmus miklitzi ljubnicensis; paratype
Trechus silvicola carniolinae; paratype
Aphaobius milleri alphonsi; paratype
Bythinites gspani; paratype
Gspaniella lucensis Scheibel; paratype
For the rest of type material, a list is being prepared.
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Coleoptera from Gspan’s study collection

AUTHOR: Rudolf Rakovec (1890-1967)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History, half of material joined with Hafner’s material into central butterfly collection of The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 116 entomological boxes, 14,276 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: First half of the 20th century
REGION: Slovenia
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: All localities stated, the material determined
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Lepidoptera from Rakovec’s study collection

AUTHOR: Ciril Vrančič (1890-1947)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 74 entomological boxes, 2,666 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: First half of the 20th century
REGION: Partially Slovenia, predominantly exotic species
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINANTION: The majority of material with no localities stated
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Lepidoptera from Vrančič’s study collection

AUTHOR: Dr Franc Cvetko (1871-1947)
IMPORTANCE: Non-active collection
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: ???
REGION: ???
COLLECTION SCOPE: 20 entomological boxes, about 2,500 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled material

AUTHOR: Fran Dobovšek (1876-1915)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1890 to 1915
REGION: Slovenia
COLLECTION SCOPE: 35 entomological boxes, around 4,000 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled material

AUTHOR: Mate Hafner (1865-1946)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: First half of the 20th century
REGION: Slovenia
COLLECTION SCOPE: 11 entomological boxes, about 1,000 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled material

AUTHOR: Josef Peyer (??-1940/45?)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: First half of the 20th century.
REGION: Southeastern Slovenia
COLLECTION SCOPE: 7 entomological boxes, about 700 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Beetles included in central Slovenian beetle collection

AUTHOR: Dr Peter A. Us (1897-1977)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 74 entomological boxes, about 8,000 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: First half of the 20th century.
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Material arranged per localities, not per the system
MATERIAL VIEWING: Orthoptera from the Us’s study collection

AUTHOR: Dr Evgen Jaeger (1892-1959)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 65 entomological boxes, around 10,000 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1927 till World War II
REGION: Surroundings of Podčetrtek, Dalmatia and Macedonia
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: material predominantly determined. Revised wild bees from Slovenia (by Dr Andrej Gogala)
TYPE MATERIAL: Andrena hedikae Jaeger, 1934
MATERIAL VIEWING: Hymenoptera from Jaeger’s study collection

AUTHOR: Prof Dr Štefan Michieli (1933-1968)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 125 entomological boxes, around 27,258 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 to 1968
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled and determined collection, arranged per the system
IMPORTANCE: One of the largest butterfly collections of The Balkans
TYPE MATERIAL: It exists – a list is being prepared
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Lepidoptera from Michieli’s study collection

AUTHOR: Vincenc Furlan (1934-2012)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 to 2012
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 73 single entomological boxes, 46 double entomological boxes, and 32 butterfly entomological boxes containing Hemiptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera species
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Typescript files in folders

AUTHOR: Tone Lesar (1937-2010)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1990 to 2010
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 164 butterfly entomological boxes, 29,688 specimens, Papilionoidea – 45 boxes, Geometridae – 31 boxes, Noctuidae – 45 boxes, Microlepidoptera – 14 boxes, Notodontidae – 5 boxes, Arctidae – 4 boxes, Sphingidae – 4 boxes, Saturnidae – 3 boxes, and 13 boxes of smaller groups (such as Zygaenidae, Lasiocampidae, Thyatiridae, Drepanide, itd.)
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Determined and labelled material

AUTHOR: Peter Tonkli
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 to 2004
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Oriental region
COLLECTION SCOPE: 130 butterfly entomological boxes, over 10,000 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled and determined material
IMPORTANCE: For Arctiinae, the collection is representative for Slovenia and The Balkans

AUTHOR: Željko Predovnik
IMPORTANCE: Study collection
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 on
REGION: Slovenia
COLLECTION SCOPE: 25 butterfly entomological boxes, 4,150 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labelled material

AUTHOR: Matjaž Černila
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1974 to 1990
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: About 4,200 specimens
EXRTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: In 2007, part of the material was included in the Central collection of butterflies of Slovenia

AUTHOR: Boris Chvatal
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 52 entomological boxes, around 5,000 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From around 1970 to 1992
REGION: Slovenia, Europe, exotic places
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Most of the specimens with localities and determined, part of the collection included in 2006 in the Central collection of butterflies of Slovenia.

AUTHOR: Andrej Nikitenko (1959-2015)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 52 entomological boxes, about 5,000 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1980 to 2015
REGION: Slovenia, Europe, exotic places (predominant part)
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Most of the specimens with localities, but undetermined

Active entomological collections

AUTHOR: Invertebrate Dept.
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1980 to present
COLLECTION SCOPE: 2,220 entomological samples in 75% alcohol (land insects caught with catcher, light traps and ground traps). Undetermined Plecoptera: 41 samples from Slovenia, 871 samples from The Balkans, 22 trays of samples from Asia and America
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Carton of sample with the mark of the group’s presence

AUTHOR: Dr Ignac Sivec
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1977 to present
COLLECTION SCOPE: 16,269 inventory units in 75% alcohol
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Asia (Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Nepal, India, Taiwan)
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Part of Asian and Balkan material determined, Slovenia partially undetermined
TYPE MATERIAL:
Leuctra istenicae Sivec, 1982; holotype, paratypes
Nemoura zwicki Sivec, 1980; holotype
Claasenia drupka Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Nemoura clavaloba Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Nemoura neospiniloba Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Nemoura raptoraloba Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Nemoura spinacercia Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura angulata Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura auberti Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura bilobata Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura chantaramongkole Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura clavata Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura forcipata Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura horvati Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura malickyi Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura reducta Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Indonemoura rostrilobata Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Phanoperla doisuthep Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Phanoperla huang Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Phanoperla occipitalis Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Phanoperla uchidai Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Phanoperla wieng Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Chinoperla gorohovi Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Chinoperla porntip Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Chinoperla sila Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Chinoperla spinata Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Caroperla longiseta Sivec & Stark, 2010; holotype
Amphinemura tamdao Stark & Sivec, 2010; holotype
Phanoperla hubleyi Sivec & Stark, 2010; paratypes
Phanoperla lobata Sivec & Stark, 2010; paratypes
Amphinemura viet Stark & Sivec, 2010; paratypes

AUTHOR: Dr Bogdan Horvat
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1988 to present
COLLECTION SCOPE: 4,725 inventory units (23,578 specimens) in 75% or 96% alcohol, 2,000 undetermined specimens
REGION: Europe (Slovenia, The Balkans, Austria, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic), Asia (China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sumatra, Malaysia, Nepal), New Zealand, North America
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Partially Slovenia, partially Balkan and Asian material
TYPE MATERIAL:
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) kroatica, 1981; paratypes
Chelifera macedonica Wagner & Niesiolowski, 1987; paratypes
Hemerodromia slovenica Horvat & Wagner, 1990; holotype, paratypes
Chelifera wagneri Horvat, 1990; holotype, paratypes
Roederiodes macedonicus Wagner & Horvat, 1993; holotype, paratypes
Roederiodes montenegrinus Wagner & Horvat, 1993; paratypes
Roederiodes siveci Wagner & Horvat, 1993; holotype, paratypes
Hemerodromia zwicki Horvat, 1993; holotype, paratypes
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) kacanskae Horvat, 1993; holotype
Bergenstammia carniolica Horvat, 1993; holotype, paratypes
Roederiodes chvalai Horvat, 1993; holotype, paratypes
Roederiodes wolongensis Horvat, 1993; holotype
Dolichocephala sinica Horvat, 1994; holotype

AUTHOR: Dr Andrej Gogala
COLLECTION SCOPE: 53 entomological boxes, 10,945 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1990 on
REGION: Mainly Slovenia, some material from The Balkans and Oriental region
OBDELANOST: The bulk of material determined.
TYPE MATERIAL: Andrena krasensis Gogala
MATERIAL VIEWING:
From study collection of bees and other Hymenoptera species

AUTHORS: Mate Hafner (1865-1946), Dr Jože Staudacher (1876-1945), Josip Stussiner (1850-1917), Dr Evgen Jaeger (1880-1960), Acad Prof Dr Matija Gogala, Dr Andrej Gogala
COLLECTION SCOPE: 52 entomological boxes, 10,603 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1880 to present
REGION: Europe: Slovenia, The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Whole material determined
MATERIAL VIEWING:
From central Slovenian collection of Heteroptera species

AUTHORS: Acad Prof Dr Matija Gogala, Dr Andrej Gogala, Dr Tomi Trilar
COLLECTION SCOPE: 76 entomological boxes, 4,702 specimens
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1978 to present
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, Southeastern Asia
OBDELANOST: The bulk of material determined.
TYPE MATERIAL:
Cicadetta macedonica (Schedl 1999); paratypes
Purana sagittata Duffels & Schouten 2002; paratypes
Purana metallica Duffels & Schouten 2007; paratypes
Purana latifascia Duffels & Schouten 2007; holotype, paratype
Cicadetta hannekeae Gogala, Drosopuoulos, Trilar 2008; holotype, paratypes
Cicadetta olympica Gogala, Drosopuoulos, Trilar 2009; holotype, paratypes
Cicadetta kissavi Gogala, Drosopuoulos, Trilar 2008; holotype, paratypes
Cicadetta dirfica Gogala, Trilar, Drosopuoulos 2011; holotype, paratypes
Euboeana castaneivaga Gogala, Trilar, Drosopuoulos 2011; holotype, paratypes
Oligoglena goumenissa Gogala, Drosopoulos, Trilar, 2012; holotype, paratypes
Oligoglena filoti Gogala & Trilar, 2017; holotype, paratypes
Oligoglena sakisi Gogala & Trilar, 2017; holotype, paratypes
Nabalua gogalai Duffels & Trilar, 2018; holotype, paratypes
MATERIAL VIEWING:
From study collection of Cicadiae species of Europe and Oriental region

AUTHOR: Ciril Krušnik, MSc (1951-2006)
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1980 to 2006
COLLECTION SCOPE: 2,000 inventoried units in 75% alcohol
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Part of Slovenian and Balkan material
TYPE MATERIAL: It exists – the list is being prepared

AUTHOR: Tea Knapič
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 2015 on
REGION: Slovenia
COLLECTION SCOPE: Glasses with fiolas in 75% ethanol
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Determined, resorted out by species
IMPORTANCE: Recent study collection

AUTHOR: Savo Brelih (1927-2012)
Includes collections of Anton Karel Vincenc Bianchi (1858-1933), Dr Evgen Jaeger (1892-1959), Josef Peyer (??-1940/45?) and Savo Brelih (1927-2012)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 72,313 specimens, 623 entomological boxes
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1982 to present
REGION: Slovenia
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labels, species card catalogue
TYPE MATERIAL: It exists – the list is being prepared.
MATRIAL VIEWING:
From central Slovenian collection of Coleoptera species

AUTHOR: Dr Tomi Trilar
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1994 to present
COLLECTION SCOPE: 1,003 inventory units (1,497 specimens) in 75% alcohol, around 90 specimens directly from hosts
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Partially Slovenia

AUTHOR: Dr Tomi Trilar
COLLECTION SCOPE: 2,320 inventory units in 75% alcohol
FORMATION PERIOD: From 2005 on
REGION: Slovenia, individual specimens in The Balkans, Nepal, Southeastern Asia
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Inventory book, card catalogue of specimens, UTM code, SLO atlas page, data collection

AUTHORS: Savo Brelih (1927-2012), Dr Tomi Trilar
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 9,837 microscopic mounts of Siphonaptera species in 140 boxes
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 to present
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Europe, whole world
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labels, computer database
IMPORTANCE: The largest collection of Siphonaptera species in The Balkans
TYPE MATERIAL:
Genoneopsylla kunaveri (Brelih, 1975) – holotype, paratypes
Palaeopsylla tauberi makaluensis Brelih, 1975 – holotype, paratypes
Amphipsylla tuta gregorii Brelih, 1957 – holotype, paratypes
Frontopsylla (Frontopsylla) spadix nepalensis Brelih, 1975 – holotype,
paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) levanticus Lewis, 1964 – paratypes
Stenoponia himalayana Brelih, 1975 – holotype, paratypes
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) algira scopolii Brelih & Petrov, 1978; holotype,
paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) nifetodes tvrtkovici Brelih,
1986; holotype, paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) nifetodes petrovi Brelih, 1986;
holotype, paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) nifetodes krystufeki Brelih,
1986; holotype
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) nifetodes dzukici Brelih, 1986;
holotype, paratypes
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) dinaromydis Brelih & Trilar, 2000;
holotype, paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) nifetodes rosickyi Brelih &
Trilar, 2000; holotype, paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) nifetodes milenkovici Brelih &
Trilar, 2000; holotype, paratypes
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) orientalis jakupicae Brelih & Trilar,
2000; holotype, paratypes
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) carniolicus Brelih & Trilar, 2001; holotype,
paratypes
MATERIAL VIEWING: From central study collection of Siphonaptera species

AUTHOR: Savo Brelih (1927-2012)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History, temporarily on Gotska St. in Ljubljana
COLLECTION SCOPE: 14,254 microscopic mounts, 268 boxes
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 to 2012
OBMOČJE: Slovenia, Europe, whole world
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Labels, species card catalogue, data collection, partly geolocated
IMPORTANCE: Collection of Ischnocera and Amblycera species is the largest in Europe.
TYPE MATERIAL:
Ardeicola clayae Brelih, 1965; holotype, allotype, paratype
Cummingsiella brelihi Timmermann, 1969; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Nitzschiella brelihi Tendeiro, 1969; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Nitzschiella turturis Tendeiro, 1969; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Coloceras tenue Tendeiro, 1973; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Coloceras savoi Tendeiro, 1973; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Coloceras truncatum Tendeiro, 1973; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Coloceras tovornikae Tendeiro, 1973; holotype, allotype, paratypes
Coloceras aethiopicum Tendeiro, 1973; paratypes
Ornithobius matthewsi Balat, 1974; paratypes
Halipeurus hanaki Balat, 1958; paratypes
Ibidoecus phimosus Carriker, 1947; paratypes
Bucerocophorus watsoni Elbel, 1976; paratypes
Buceroemersonia brelihi Elbel, 1977; paratypes
Trogononirmus strigilatus Carriker, 1955; paratypes
Trogononirmus pharomacrus Carriker, 1955; paratypes
Tinamotacola andina Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Austrophilopterus microgaster Carriker, 1950; paratypes
Pseudolipeurus longipes similis Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Pseudolipeurus verendus verendus Carriker, 1953; paratypes
Pseudolipeurus subsimilis soui Carriker, 1953; paratypes
Acutifrons vierai colombianus Carriker, 1956; paratypes
Physconelloides perije magdalenae Carriker, 1961; paratypes
Trichodomedea macropoda Carriker, 1945; paratypes
Paragoniocotes tritergum tritergum Carriker, 1950; paratypes
Paragoniocotes militaris Carriker, 1950; paratypes
Kelloggia brevipes mexicanus Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Myrsidea victrix waterstoni Carriker, 1961; paratypes
Hirundoecus clayae Balat, 1966; paratypes
Menacanthus falcatus falcatus Carriker, 1946; paratypes
Menacanthus fasciatus fasciatus Carriker, 1946; paratypes
Menacanthus balfouri cuvieri Carriker, 1961; paratypes
Heterokodeia spinosa Carriker, 1954; paratypes
Ricinus brelihi Rheinwald, 1968; paratypes
Heptapsogaster mandibularis idoneus Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Heptapsogaster temporalis boucardi Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Heptarthogaster minutus mexicanus Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Rhyncothura andina Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Rhynchothura subteres Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Trochiloecetes columbianus Carriker, 1960; paratypes
Austrokelloggia coniceps boucardi (Carriker, 1944); paratypes
Pectenosoma verrucosa boucardi Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Strongylocotes angulopcapitis pellucidifrons Carriker, 1944; paratypes
Anaticola dissonus Tandam & Brelih, 1971; paratypes

AUTHOR: Savo Brelih (1927-2012)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1950 to 2012
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, whole world
COLLECTION SCOPE: 350 microscopic mounts, 7 boxes
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Card catalogue, UTM codes, data collection with geolocated localities
MATERIAL VIEWING: From study collection of Anoplura species

AUTHORS: The collection is edited by Dr Ignac Sivec, Asst Prof Dr Rudi Verovnik and Frenk Rebeušek (butterflies), Stanislav Gomboc and Matjaž Černila (Mikrolepidoptera), Željko Predovnik (Sesiidae). It was founded by Prof Dr Štefan Michieli (1933-1968) and Dr Jan Carnelutti (1920-2012).
The collection is complemented by part of the material gathered by Ivan Hafner (1867-1947), Rudolf Rakovec (1890-1967), Boris Chvatal, Matjaž Černila, Dr Tomi Trilar, Rado Smerdu (1949-1984) and Dr Ignac Sivec.
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
COLLECTION SCOPE: 20,104 Rhopalocera specimens from Slovenia and 6,260 specimens from the rest of Europe and Middle East in 153 entomological boxes, 6 entomological boxes of Sesiidae species and 7 entomological boxes of Microlepidoptera species
FORMATION PERIOD: 1950s and recently
REGION: Slovenia and The Balkans
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Arranged is the major part of Rhophalocera species, around 20,000 specimens with barcodes
MATERIAL VIEWING:
Rhopalocera species from central collection
Sesiidae species from central collection
Microlepidoptera species from central collection

AUTHORS: Prof Dr Boris Sket et al., Department of Biology
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1920 on
REGION: Slovenia and the Western Balkans, sporadically also other countries all over the world
COLLECTION SCOPE: Porifera with several hundred units; Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinea about 6,000 units; Crustacea: Malacostraca around 5,000 specimens; Arachnida: Scorpiones about 1,000 specimens; invertebrates (which are not incorporated in special collections) several thousand specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Partially taxonomically arranged, parts of collection listed in tables in Excel programme
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection (geographically and taxonomically the most complete collection of sponges, leeches, malacostracans and scorpions in Slovenia).
Some groups also in the Western Balkans. Reference collection of sponges, leeches and malacostracans (types and type series, voucher specimens for the GenBank).

AUTHOR: Egon Pretner (1896-1982)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1920 to 1982 (in 2011 assumed by Slovenian Museum of Natural History from ZRC SAZU)
REGION: Slovenia and The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: Around 200 entomological boxes
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Partially taxonomically arranged
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection of Coleoptera species

AUTHOR: Dr. Božo Drovenik
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1920 on (in 2017 assumed by Slovenian Museum of Natural History from ZRC SAZU)
REGION: Slovenia and The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 363 beetle entomological boxes, 35 butterfly entomological boxes
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Partially taxonomically arranged
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection of Coleoptera species

AUTHOR: Acad Dr Jože Bole (1929-1995), Dr Rajko Slapnik
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1925 on (in 2017 assumed by Slovenian Museum of Natural History from ZRC SAZU)
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, southern Europe
COLLECTION SCOPE: 40,652 inventory units of dry material
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Partially taxonomically arranged
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection of Mollusca species

AUTHOR: France Velkovrh (1934-2009)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1982 to 2009
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans, Europe, whole world
COLLECTION SCOPE: 42,741 inventory units, over 1,000,000 specimens
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Digitalised inventory book
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection, one of the largest collections of Mollusca species in the Balkans

AUTHOR: Dr Narcis Mršić (1951-1997)
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1970 to 1997
REGION: The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 40 trays, 4,514 inventory units in ethanol
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Each inventory unit equipped with a label and code only
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection, largest collection of Lumbricidae of the Balkans

AUTHOR: Prof Dr Anton Brancelj
HOUSED BY: Slovenian Museum of Natural History
FORMATION PERIOD: From 1958 on
REGION: Slovenia, The Balkans
COLLECTION SCOPE: 9 trays, 1,351 inventory units in ethanol with a few drops of glycerol.
EXTENT OF SPECIES DETERMINATION: Determinate and labelled material entered into database.
IMPORTANCE: Nationally important study collection, largest collection of Copepoda and Cladocera species of The Balkans

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