Re-organising the Coleoptera Collection at Leicestershire County Council Service

In 2010, Leicestershire County Council Museums acquired funding to undertake collections management work on their entomological collections. The remit of the resulting project was to incorporate store-box material into the main Coleoptera series. A total of 22,300 specimens were transferred and the collection was re-organised to allow for this expansion. Identification was carried out on the majority of material that was processed. Documentation and accession-labelling were also undertaken. As a result of the project, the collection is more accessible and less vulnerable to pests and to damage.