German Entomological Institute


The German Entomological Institute is a German entomological research institute devoted to the study of insects. Founded in 1886, the institute has an extraordinary insect collection and a world-class entomological library. Since 2009, the SDEI has been part of the :de:Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung|Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung.

Insect collections

The department of Phylogenetic Systematics and Taxonomy of Insects maintains about 3 million pinned insects and uncounted specimens in the wet collection, among others the collections of:
The Entomology Information Center keeps:
The archives are also associated here, which comprise: