1896.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. IQ5 



NOTES ON EUROPEAN ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS. 



Bv PHILIP P. CALVERT. 



VI. VIENNA. 



The Kaiserlich-Koniglich. [Imperial-Royal] Naturhistorisches 

 Hofmuseum in Vienna is probably the most magnificent building 

 in the world devoted to the natural sciences, not only as regards 

 its external appearance, but also by its elaborate interior decora- 

 tions. Imposingly situated on the Burg Ring, it is the archi- 

 tectural counterpart of the Kunsthistorisches Museum on the 

 opposite side of the Maria Theresa Platz. Dr. Franz Ritter 

 von Hauer is Intendant, Dr. Franz Steindachner Director of the 

 Zoological Collection, and the entomological staff embraces Dr. 

 Friedrich Brauer Custodian (Diptera, Neuroptera), Messrs. 

 Karl Kolbel (Arachnida, Myriapoda), Dr. L. Ganglbauer (Co- 

 leoptera, Orthoptera), F. F. Kohl (Hymenoptera), Dr. Anton 

 Handlirsch (Hemiptera), Dr. H. Rebel (Lepidoptera). 



The two lower floors are open to the public and comprise 

 (below) the geological and mineralogical, (above) the zoological 

 rooms; of the latter, a large and well-lighted section contains 

 excellent systematic and biological illustrations of the Insects. 



The important entomological collections are to be found on 

 the uppermost floor in rooms between a central court and the 

 north facade. Unfortunately the (north) light afforded by the 

 few windows in the larger room is less than necessary. Thanks 

 to the kindness of Dr. Handlirsch in gathering, and of his col- 

 leagues in furnishing the necessary data, the following list men- 

 tions the principal contents. 



COLEOPTERA. 



The Coleoptera collection comprises about 25,000 determined 

 species in more than 300,000 specimens. Its richness consists 

 chiefly of palaearctic, and especially of mid-European material, 

 revised or determined by Dr. Ganglbauer in the preparation of 

 his work on " Die Kafer von Mitteleuropa," each specimen being 

 so labeled. The collection also contains numerous specimens 

 of older date from the hands of Schaum, Hampe, Miller, v. 

 Heyden, Chevrolat and others, and types of species described 

 by Kollar, L. Redtedbacher and Ferrari. From Chevrolat' s 



