Primary Types of the Smithsonian Institution
by
Steven W. Lingafelter, Eugenio H. Nearns, Gérard L. Tavakilian
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
In terms of quantity and breadth, the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of longhorned woodboring beetles is one of the most important in the world. The effort to establish and describe this collection began as early as 1889, when the Smithsonian hired its first coleopterist (who was also only...