Entomology

Entomological research in the museum is focused on taxonomy and systematics, that is, on describing and naming organisms, and discovering their phyletic relationships, with the main goal being their classification. Monitoring Finnish fauna is also an important function. Annual variations in populations of various species have been followed actively during past decades. The staff of the two entomological teams also act as experts in projects aimed at monitoring the threatened species of Finland. Thousands of samples are dealt with each year.

• Collections
• Personnel

Research projects

• Systematics and taxonomy of Hydroporinae subfamily – Olof Biström
• Systematics of moths – Lauri Kaila
• Taxonomy and biogeography of holarctic moths – Kauri Mikkola
• Biogeography of the Pacific Ocean – Jyrki Muona
• Research on the history of evolution – Jyrki Muona
• Systematics and taxonomy of geometrid moths – Pasi Sihvonen
• Newcomer insects in Iceland – Hans Silfverberg
• Molecular systematics and taxonomy of hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) and related groups – Gunilla Ståhls
• The butterflies of the Canary Islands – Vesa Varis
• Taxonomy and phylogeny of Sciaridae (Diptera) – Pekka Vilkamaa

• Lists of the insect types in the Zoological Museum – Ephemeroptera – Hans Silfverberg

Information

• Identification keys: Eucnemidae genera and larvae (Diversity of Life)
• Atlas of the Aphids of Finland
• Chromosomal evolution of South American frugivorous butterflies in the Satyroid clade: Web appendix
• Chromosomal evolution of the Ithomiinae: Supporting figures
• Checklist of Finnish Lepidoptera
• The Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera
• Coleoptera species lists