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Insect biosystematic services in Africa: Current status and future prospects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

J. Mark Ritchie
J. Mark Ritchie
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

The recent history of initiatives in support of tropical insect taxonomy and the current status of the insect collection resources of Africa are reviewed with special emphasis on the development of the Department of Entomology, National Museums of Kenya as a regional centre for insect biosystematic services, training and research. Specific proposals are offered for the future development of such centres.

Résumé

L'histoire récente des initiatives en support de la taxinomie des insectes tropicales et l'état actuel des resources des collections entomologiques en Afrique sont revisés avec une emphase spéciale sur l'évolution du Département d'Entomologie des Musées Nationals du Kenya comme centre regionale entomologique pour les services biosystematiques, pour la formation et pour la recherche. Des propositions specifiques pour le développement futur des telles centres sont avancées.

Keywords

Collection resourcesidentification servicesbiosystematicsAfrica
Type
Symposium I: Biosystematic Services for Entomology in the Tropics
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 8 , Issue 4-5-6: Recent Advances in Research on Tropical Entomology , December 1987 , pp. 425 - 432
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1987

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