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Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers, Circa 1922-1949 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers, circa 1922-1949 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Historical Note.................................................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217549 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers Identifier: Record Unit 7302 Date: circa 1922-1949 Extent: 8 cu. ft. (16 document boxes) Creator:: Bequaert, Joseph C. (Joseph Charles), 1886-1982 Language: Language of Materials: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7302, Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers Historical Note Joseph Charles Bequaert (1886-1982), entomologist and botanist, spent most of his professional career as a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School and as Curator of Insects at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Descriptive Entry These papers consist mostly of manuscripts, drawings, research notes and bibliographical citations documenting Bequaert's study of wasps, especially the family Vespidae. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Botany Entomology Types of Materials: Scientific illustrations Page 1 of 6 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217549 Names: Bequaert, Joseph C. (Joseph Charles), 1886-1982 Harvard Medical School Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology Page 2 of 6 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217549 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 16 Stenogaster Box 1 of 16 Polybia Box 1 of 16 Synopsis of Polybinnae Box 1 of 16 Nectarina Brachygastra Box 1 of 16 Mischocyttarus Box 1 of 16 Miscellaneous notes on Polistes Box 1 of 16 Oriental Polistes Box 2 Box 2 of 16 Polistinae Box 2 of 16 Polistes Box 2 of 16 Sapygidae Box 2 of 16 Monobia Gribodia Box 2 of 16 Pterochilus Box 2 of 16 Nortozumia Box 2 of 16 Plagiolabra Box 2 of 16 Abispa Box 2 of 16 Pareumenes Box 2 of 16 Pachymenes Box 2 of 16 Sapygina Box 3 Box 3 of 16 Masaridinae Box 3 of 16 Solitary Vespidae of the guianas Box 3 of 16 Jugurtia Page 3 of 6 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217549 Box 3 of 16 Paragia Box 3 of 16 Euparagiinae Box 3 of 16 Synagris #1 Box 3 of 16 Synagris #2 Box 3 of 16 Belonogaster Box 4 Box 4 of 16 Ropalidia Box 4 of 16 Eumenes P-Z Box 4 of 16 Eumenes M-O Box 4 of 16 Eumenes I-M Box 4 of 16 Eumenes D-H Box 4 of 16 Eumenes A-C Box 4 of 16 Eumenes General Box 5 Box 5 of 16 Vespidae of the Pacific Islands Box 5 of 16 Hypodynerus Box 5 of 16 Vespidae of Panama and Colombia Box 5 of 16 Symmorphus Box 5 of 16 Rygchium Box 5 of 16 West Indian Vespidae Box 5 of 16 Chilean Vespidae Box 5 of 16 Vespidae of Trinidad Box 5 of 16 Diploptera of Borneo Box 5 of 16 Vespidae of Africa Box 6 Box 6 of 16 Diploptera of the Philippines Page 4 of 6 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217549 Box 6 of 16 Odynerus #1 Box 6 of 16 Odynerus #2 Box 6 of 16 Odynerus #3 Box 6 of 16 Odynerus #4 Box 6 of 16 Odynerus #5 Box 6 of 16 Odynerus #6 Box 7 Box 7 of 16 Odynerus #7 Box 7 of 16 Vespinae Box 7 of 16 Unfinished wasp paper Box 7 of 16 Vespinae #1 (2 folders) Box 7 of 16 Vespinae #2 Box 8 Box 8 of 16 Zethinae Box 8 of 16 Raphiglossinae Box 8 of 16 Pachodynerus Box 8 of 16 Pseudonortonia Box 8 of 16 Alastor Rhynchalastor Box 8 of 16 Ancistrocerus Box 8 of 16 Gayellinae Box 8 of 16 West Indian Vespidae Box 8 of 16 West Indian Vespidae Box 9 Box 9 of 16 Polistes of West Indies #1 Box 9 of 16 Polistes of West Indies #2 Box 9 of 16 Vespidae 1 Page 5 of 6 Joseph Charles Bequaert Papers http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217549 Box 10 Box 10 of 16 Vespidae 2 Box 10 of 16 Vespidae 3 Box 11 Box 11 of 16 Vespidae 4 Box 11 of 16 Vespidae 5 Box 12 Box 12 of 16 Vespidae 6 Box 12 of 16 Myrmecophytes - Requisitions 4 Box 13 Box 13 of 16 Vespidae 7 and Vespidae 8 Box 14 Box 14 of 16 Vespidae 9 and Vespidae 10 Box 15 Box 15 of 16 Vespidae 11 and Vespidae Grenera Box 16 Box 16 of 16 Final Draft - General Description of the Congo, June 1928 (3 folders) Page 6 of 6.
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