On the Auguste Forel ant collection in the Naturmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland: current state and illustrated type catalogue (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

摘要

A collection of 457 specimens of Formicidae in 195 taxa from all over the World donated by Auguste Forel has been conserved since 1901 at the Naturmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland (NMSO). Hardly noticed by the scientific community, the collection includes 40 syntypes of 16 species and subspecies, and five paralectotypes from two species. To spread this knowledge, and to encourage the inclusion of the Formicidae collection in future taxonomic studies, all species from the collection are listed, and the types are catalogued and imaged.