Collection manager: Dr. Irena Grbac, museum advisor

Springtails (Collembola) are small arthropods that inhabit all terrestrial ecosystems. The collection consists of springtail specimens preserved in 96% ethanol, as well as microscope slides mounted in Hoyer’s medium. The material in the collection originates predominantly from Croatia and the Dinaric region and includes specimens collected from both cave and surface habitats. The collection contains […]

The collection was formed through the collecting activities of senior curator Vlatka Mičetić Stanković in aquatic habitats of the Balkan Peninsula, as well as through collaboration with entomology colleagues from other countries. It consists of numerous larval stages and adult aquatic beetles, mostly preserved in vials with alcohol. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior […]

The collection is open-ended, as it is continuously expanded and processed by senior museum technician and speleologist Branko Jalžić. It consists of systematically arranged beetle specimens, including a portion of type material. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection was formed alongside the Novak insect collection by father Ivan Novak and his son Petar Novak, who, in addition to dry-preparing specimens, also stored collected insects in paper tubes on which all essential information was recorded. Therefore, each tube represents a museum object. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection was formed over a longer period as a result of the work of entomologists Ivan Novak and his son Petar Novak. In addition to beetles, it also includes specimens of true bugs (Hemiptera). Given the collecting localities and the quality of professional processing, this is a representative collection of the beetle fauna of […]

The collection was formed through the collecting and processing of beetles by Austro-Hungarian army officer and amateur entomologist Robert von Weingärtner. The specimens are systematically arranged in new entomological boxes with clearly indicated nomenclature. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection was formed through the collecting activities of two entomologists, Prof. Dr. Ivan Spaić and Academician Prof. Dr. Anton Pfeffer. It consists of dry-prepared bark beetle specimens systematically arranged in new entomological boxes with updated nomenclature. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection was formed through the collecting activities of Dr. Josip Kalasancije Schlosser, Knight of Klek, and represents the oldest beetle collection in the Museum. The specimens are arranged systematically, but without clearly indicated nomenclature. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection consists of beetle specimens collected through the activities of naturalist and speleologist Vladimir Redenšek, mainly from continental Croatia and the city of Zagreb. The specimens are arranged with clearly indicated nomenclature. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator