Collection of permanent microscope slides of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae), mounted in balsam-of-Canada, properly labeled, with over 80% of the material identified at species level and available electronically using the Bonabio (Microsoft Access) software. The collection is representative of the Brazilian aphid fauna, comprising approximately 93% of aphid species recorded for the country. The species were collected from host plants and captured with yellow pan traps, especially in the state of Paraná. The collection comprises 11077 slides, representing 63 genera and 140 species, one type - Impatientinum paranaense Carvalho Cardoso & Lazzari, 2004 and some paratypes. Access can be made by genus, species, origin and host plant or trap. Deposit Series in the DZUP Collection: 253660-264737.

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The data of the Entomological Collection Father Jesus Santiago Moure are available for inspection and use, provided they meet the following conditions: 1) responsible for the collection should be notified for any use of the data for analysis or reports, 2) the data, even partial can not be reprocessed, sold, or redistributed in any form without explicit written permission of the responsible collection, 3) any use of the information in publications or analyzes should be acknowledged, with due indication of source of original records; 4) a copy of any publication that records are cited must be sent to the curator responsible. 5) users and their institutions are responsible for the appropriate use of information, 6) the Entomological Collection Father Jesus Santiago Moure and its team gives no warranty of accuracy in identification of specimens and associated data. The users are responsible for evaluate the taxonomist who identified the material, its experience and knowledge in the group in question.

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Coleção Entomológica Pe. J.S. Moure do Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná (DZUP).

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