Institution

This record has been updated and confirmed and cannot be changes without contacting the Registry. To do so please write to Biorepositories@si.edu

Acronym :	MONZ
Institution Name :	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology
Type :	Museum
Institution Governance :	Public (primarily government-owned and operated)
URL :
Institution Description :	Te Papa's entomology team has an active research programme that includes describing new species, updating previous taxonomic treatments of particular spider groups, aquatic beetles and parasitic insects, as well as studying the geographical and phylogenetic relationships of parasitic insects with their hosts. Te Papa holds the principal collections of several entomological collectors: C. Fenwick (moths and flies); W.G. Howes (moths); G.V. Hudson (mainly moths, butterflies and beetles, but also other groups); J.H. Lewis (moths and beetles); A.C. O'Connor (beetles); J.T. Salmon (moths, stick-insects and springtails); H.W. Simmonds (Pacific Islands insects); M.N. Watt (leaf-mining insects); F. Chambers (wasps); T.H. Davies (Hawke's Bay insects and foreign butterflies); K.J. Fox (moths); and M.J. Meads (wetas and beetles).

Physical Address :
Address Line 1 :	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Address Line 2 :	P.O. Box 467
Address Line 3 :	169 Tory Street
City :	Wellington
State/Province :
Country :	New Zealand
Postal Code :	6140
The Mailing Address is the same as Physical Address

Contact Information :
Contact Person :	Ricardo L. Palma, Curator of Insects
E-mail :	ricardop@tepapa.govt.nz
Phone :	+64 4 381 7361
Fax :	+64 4 381 7310
URL :

Collections

Add a collection

There is no approved collection associated to this institution.