Quick Take Achieving a $20,000 valuation requires antique insect collections to meet strict preservation standards. Missing ...

Eudicella, a genus in the scarab beetle family, is part of a group known as flower beetles. This specimen was collected in what used to be known as the Gold Coast region of West Africa. This ...

“What we did not know is that Livingstone’s expedition collected proper scientific specimens of beetles, and that these had survived,” says Barclay. Before the box was discovered, curators knew of ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re going behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Osteology ...

When University of California, Berkeley, entomologist Kipling Will first heard that former Gov. Jerry Brown was hosting field scientists on his Colusa County ranch, he jumped at the chance to hunt for ...

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...

In a new study published April 1 in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, ancient DNA (aDNA) is retrieved from various insect remains without destruction of the specimens. Together ...

People think of New Zealand as two large islands separated by a thin channel of water. However, this country also includes ...

Now, this beetle family has a new member. After years of research, Slovak entomologist Rudolf Gabzdil has identified a previously unknown species and named it after his beloved granddaughter, Daniela.