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RMCA
Leuvensesteenweg 13
3080 Tervuren - Belgium
Tel. (+32) 02 769 52 11
Fax (+32) 02 769 52 42

Opening hours museum
Tuesday through Friday *:
from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday *:
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
*even if public holiday

Closed
Every Monday (even if public holiday)
On 1 January, 1 May  and 25 December
On 24 and 31 December as from 3 p.m. on

 

Entomology

Collections

The collection comprises about six million specimens and the majority of the insect orders found in Africa are represented.
The geographic emphasis is on the former Belgian colonies (D.R. Congo, Burundi, Rwanda) although for some groups there is a coverage of the whole Afrotropical region. Taxon lists for most groups are available.

The collection includes several historical and reference collections (including extensive holdings of types) such as:

  • material obtained through the surveys conducted in the national parks of the former Belgian Colony Congo (Albert, Garamba and Upemba National Parks),
  • the Carabidae (Coleoptera) collection of P. Basilewsky
  • the ants (Formicidae) from Yangambi collection of Raignier-van Boven
  • the termites (Isoptera) collection of A. Bouillon.

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