Insect collection: This is am extensive collection that requires much attention. It contains some type specimens. Many specimens have not been identified yet, thus requiring much work.
|
Order
|
Family |
No. of genera |
No. of species |
Approx.Total No.
of specimens |
|
Lepidoptera |
Pieridae |
17 |
26 |
>100 |
|
|
Nymphalidae |
7 |
14 |
80 |
|
|
Lycaenidae |
28 |
52 |
>100 |
|
|
Hesperidae |
10 |
23 |
60 |
|
|
Satyridae |
8 |
15 |
60 |
|
|
Papilionidae |
3 |
3 |
40 |
|
|
Noctuidae |
? |
? |
>100 |
|
|
Saturnidae |
? |
? |
40 |
|
|
Others |
? |
? |
100 |
|
Coleoptera |
43
families from Lebanon |
? |
? |
. >1000 |
|
|
Mr.
Peyron’s exotic collection |
? |
? |
>6000 |
|
Diptera |
45
families |
? |
? |
300 |
|
Hymenoptera |
13
families |
? |
? |
~200 |
|
Odonata |
9
families |
? |
? |
~100 |
|
Neuroptera |
5
families |
? |
? |
~100 |
|
Orthoptera |
8
families |
|
|
~100 |
|
Hemiptera |
16
families |
|
|
100 |
|
Homoptera |
6
families |
|
|
50 |
|
Others |
|
|
|
100 |
|
Total |
>153
families |
>>73 |
>>133 |
>8830 |