Entomology is the study of insects - the most diverse animal life on Earth. The Museum's entomologists study the relationships and evolution of all the different kinds of insect, spiders and mites, from the largest rainforest butterflies to the smallest biting fly.
The Department is a centre of excellence in systematic entomology and one of the largest research centres in the world for the study of insect and arachnid systematics and biology. It has unrivalled resources in terms of its collection of over 27 million specimens, its laboratories and libraries and the expertise of over 100 staff, .
Beetle diversity in Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania
Chalcidoidea - unknown mini-wasps: a study in Costa Rica
Termite diversity and its role in tropical ecosystems
How do myiasis-causing flies find their hosts?
Evolutionary biology of the hawk moths
Entomology enquiries
