Types of Plecoptera (Insecta) in the collection of the National Museum (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Insect Type Collection of National Museum contains 3,263 specimens of which 57 are in the Order Plecoptera (2 holotypes, 1 allotypes, 54 paratypes), belonging to families Gripopterigydae and Perlidae. The state of preservation of types and geographical coordinates of the collection localities are provided.
neotropical stoneflies; biodiversity; collection conservation; inventory