Liy>'^EA>' ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMEXS. » 



CONTRIBIJTOES TO THE COLLECTIOXS. 



The information which has came down to us concerning the 

 acquisition of the Liunean collections is veiy meagre, even more 

 so than with the botanical portion, which itself is disappointingly 

 poor. We find, however, a few indications of the early attention 

 to insects and shells, in Linnseus's letters to his early friend and 

 benefactor, Dr. Kilian Stoboeus at Lund. By the autumn of 1730 

 he had more than 400 specimens of insects, all collected with his 

 own hand, therefore chiefly from the province of Upland, in which 

 Uppsala is situated. The next year (1731) he succeeded in getting 

 a considerable number of different kinds of shells for his collection. 



These names of the Contributors to the Collections have been 

 gathered chiefly from the tenth and twelfth editions of the 

 ' Systema Xaturse,' and from a few statements which appeared else- 

 where. It is difiicult to be certain whether the whole of those 

 named sent specimens, for the method of citation leaves it un- 

 certain in many cases as to whether actual specimens were sent to 

 Linue, or only information. When there has been strong doubt, 

 I have been obliged to strike out names, such as many from the 

 ' Fauna suecica,' ed. II., 1761. 



As to Linue's own collecting, we know from his statements, 

 that whilst a student at Uppsala he collected insects, and had a 

 collection of them set on pins ; that next to plants, his delight 

 was in insects, and that during his Uppsala herborisations, the 

 students collected insects, shot birds, etc. 



Allioxi, Carlo (1725-1804). Specimens from Xorthern Italy. 

 Alstromeb, Baron Clas (1736-1794). European and Medi- 

 terranean region. 

 Alstromee, Bai-on Johan (1742-1788), brother of the foregoing; 

 p contributed a few insects. 

 Amax, Xils (1730-1783), formerly of Stockholm, finally of 



Hernosand. 

 Axgersteix, — , of Hedemora (fl. 1771), mentioned in Maut. ii. 



p. 543. 

 Argillaxder, Abraham (1722-1800). Cf. Syst. ed. XII. p. 1077. 

 AscAXius, Peder (1723-1803), a pupil of Linue, devoted to 



zoologv and mineralogy. 

 Baster, Job (1711-1755). Specimens from the Dutch possessions. 

 Beckmanx, Johaxn' (1739-1811), distinguished pupil, afterwards 



professor at Gottingen. 

 Bergeu, Alexander Malachias (1737-1804), a former student 



at Uppsala. 

 Bergman, Torberx Olof (1735-1784), a celebrated chemist, 



formerly a pupil of Linne. 



