The Norwegian collection
The Norwegian collection of Coleoptera includes about 216,000 specimens in 700 drawers (as of January 16, 2008). One of our aims is to have all species of Norwegian beetles represented in the collection. Currently the collection has about 95 % of Norwegian species.
Some information on Norwegian Coleoptera can be found here.
The world collection
The foundation of our World beetle collection was created by collections donated to the museum by several eminent coleopterists (the main bulk comes from Thomas Münster collection).
The strength in the world collection
In geographical terms our World collection is particularly strong in Western Palaearctic and Australian beetles. We have especially good representation of the following families:
- Carabidae
- Staphylinidae
- Scarabaeidae (sensu lato)
- Cerambycidae
- Curculionidae
A list of species in the world collection
A list of beetle species represented in our world collection is being prepared. As this work progresses we will keep adding new families to our list. The current list is posted here.
Entomologists who have contributed to our beetle collection
- Bauer (Palaearctic and exotic Coleoptera)
- Berg, Jens Fredrik (1807-1847) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Collett, Robert (1842-1913) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Deinboll, Peter Vogelius (1783-1874) (Palaearctic and exotic Coleoptera)
- Ellingsen, Edvard (1885-????)
- Esmark, Lauritz Martin (1806-1884) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Fischer, Ejnar (1877-1930) (Australian and Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Fjelddalen, Jacob (1918-2002) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Hagemann, Axel Otto Christian (1856-1907) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Hanssen, Hans Kristian (1860-1948) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Helliesen, Tor Ambrosius (1855-1914) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Holmboe, Frederik Vogt (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Jensen, Fritz (1890-1961) (Siberian and Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Lysholm, Bjarne (1861-1938) (Norwegian Coleoptera; Lysholm's main collection is in Trondheim; we have some of his duplicate specimens)
- Moe, Niels Green (1812-1892) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Münster, Thomas Georg (1855-1938) (Palaearctic Coleoptera)
- Natvig, Leif Reinhardt (1894-1975) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Schøyen, Wilhelm Maribo (1844-1918) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Siebke, Johan Heinrich Spalckhawer (1816-1875) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Sparre Schneider, Hans Jacob (1853-1918) (Norwegian Coleoptera; Sparre Schneider's main collection is in Tromsø Museum; we have some of his duplicates)
- Strand, Andreas (1895-1980) (Only the types of species described by Strand are deposited in our museum; Strand's main collection is deposited in Bergen Museum)
- Strand, Embrik (1876-1947) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Sundt, Eivind (1918-1987) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Thor, Sig (1856-1937) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Ullmann, Axel Conradin (1840-1923) (Norwegian and West Palaearctic Coleoptera)
- Vik, Anders (????-????) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Wollebæk, Alf (1879-1960) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Warloe, Hans (1852-1939) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
- Aall, Nicolai Benjamin (1805-1888) (Norwegian Coleoptera)
Coleopterists currently collaborating with our museum
- Sagvolden, Bjørn Arve
- Bakke, Alf
- Olberg, Stefan
Coleopterists currently working at the museum
- Gusarov, Vladimir (area of expertise: Staphylinidae)
- Kvamme, Torstein (Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute) (area of expertise: Scandinavian Coleoptera)
Last updated: April 15, 2009