title: The type specimens of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) deposited in the Entomological Collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
abstract: A list of 41 Apoidea (Hymenoptera) type specimens deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil is presented. The types previously belonged to the Zikán and Schrottky private collections. A total of 11 holotypes and 30 paratypes are listed with their respective data and literature.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ferraz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004772:Entomology / Q000145:classification*; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000145:classification*; D011309:Preservation, Biological