Bug Collection

Triatoma infestans, kissing bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

Fulgora laternaria, peanut head bug. How the peanut head bug got its name is self-evident. Its spectacular head is shaped like a peanut and, at six centimetres or so, is almost as long as its body

Oh, what a beautiful bug!. Illustration shows an entomologist holding a magnifying glass and kneeling next to a small plant. Date 1914 September 19. Oh, what a beautiful bug!

Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint Date: 20th century

Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus. Flicker, male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiae
Emu and young chicks, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Lithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned, Marcus Ward, London

Norwegian wasp, Dolichovespula norwegica (British wasp, Vespa britannica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Crusader bug, Mictis profana (Cross-bearing mictis, Mictis crucifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Bronze bark-buzzer and yellowbelly cicadas
Bronze bark-buzzer, Pauropsalta circumdata 1, and yellowbelly cicada, Psaltoda harrisii 2. (Marginated and Harriss tettigonia Tettigonia marginata)

Callistoleon erythrocephalus (Red-headed myrmeleon, Myrmeleon erythrocephalum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Six-spotted shieldbug, Scutellera sexmaculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1814

Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, Ibacus peronii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan

Rose aphid, Aphis rosae, on rose bush. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Alder psylla, Psylla alni, adults, and nymphs covered in waxy secretions on leaves. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Red wood ant or southern wood ant, Formica rufa. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Bug orchid, Anacamptis coriophora (Orchis coriophora). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Cockroach, bee and cerambyx beetle
American cockroach, Blatta americana, common black cockroach, Blatta orientalis, bumble bee, Bombylius major, early humble bee, Bombylius medius, and leathery cerambyx beetle, Cerambyx coriarius

Water boatman, water bug and toad bug
Water boatman, Sigara striata (Corixa striata) 1, boatfly or backswimmer, Nononecta nivea 3, toad bug, Gelastocoris oculatus (Galgulus oculatus) 5, marbled giant water bug, Belostoma marmoratum 7

Fulgora species, South American lantern fly
Species of South American lantern fly: Fulgora graciliceps 1; Fulgora laternaria 2 and Fulgora castresii 3. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d

Tacua speciosa cicada
Tacua speciosa (Cicada speciosa), species of cicada native to Southeast Asia. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Goliath beetle, Goliathus cacicus. Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Vaillant from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Eastern Hercules and jewel scarab beetle
Eastern Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeus hyllus), and jewel scarab, Chrysina macropus (Chrysophora macropa). Handcolored engraving by Sebin after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d

Loons and thread-legged bug
Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata 2, common loon, Gavia immer 3, black-throated loon, Gavia arctica 4, and thread-legged bug, Emesini species. Ploiere, plongeon catmarin, imbrim, lumme, gorge noire

Goliath stick insect, fly, bee-killer wasp and bark bug
Goliath stick insect, Eurycnema goliath, fly, Phasia species, bee-killer wasp, Philanthus triangulum, bark bug, Phloea corticata. Phasie, Phasme, Philanthe, Phlaea

Ambush bug and Chinese lantern plant
Ambush bug, Macrocephalus cimicoides 1, 2, and bladder cherry or Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi 3. Phymates, Physalide

Exotic cockroaches and stink bugs
Banana cockroach, Panchlora nivea 1, Central American giant cockroach, Blaberus giganteus 2, Egyptian desert cockroach, Polyphaga aegyptiaca

Exotic bees and wasps
Eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica 1, lychee stink bug, Tessaratoma papillosa 2, Leptoscelis balteatus 3, Surinam bee, Euglossa surinamensis 4, long-tailed ophion, Ophion macrurum 5

Exotic insects
Jewel bug, Poecilocoris druraei 1, 5, Galerita americana 2, snout weevil, Brenthus minutus 3, magnified 7, and Casnonia longicollis, natural size 4, magnified 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Hercules beetle and sculptured pine borer
Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules male 1, female 2, and sculptured pine borer, Chalcophora virginiensis 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas

Human flea and louse
Human flea, Pulex irritans 1, and human louse, Pediculus humanus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Curtis British Entomology Plate 481
Hemiptera: Lygaeus equestris (Black-and-red Bug) [Plant: Ornithogallum nutans (Drooping Star of Bethlehem)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 465
Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoris apterus (Masked Bug) [Plant: Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 28
Hemiptera: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalis = Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Red-tipped Shield Bug) [Plant: Mercurialis perennis (Dog?s Mercury)] Date: 1824-39

AEA Aerodrome No. 3 - June Bug
The Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) Aerodrome No.3 June Bug. The Aerial Experiment Association was formed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, with J. A. D. McCurdy (a Canadian), Lt

Common Housefly Date: 1948

Two Grasshoppers

Tabanus aeneus Surcouf, horse fly
Plate 67 from a drawings collection of Oriental and African blood-sucking flies.. Watercolour and ink on paper, c.1906 by Grace Edwards (1875-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1906

Insectes - Insects
Variety of insects. Date: 1930

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1945
Rhyme and reason. Sing a song of spare cash, a song to make you sigh; Four and twenty shillings spent on a buy. When the buy was open the bug began to sing Wasn t that a lot to pay for such a foolish

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1943
Go on, buy it! Its not worth quarter the price. When he whispers in your ear, Go on, buy it ! be firm. Say No, I m going to have a little nest-egg for the time when money will buy something worth

Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae, mole flea
A macro photograph of the largest flea in the UK, the mole flea (Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae), which is common on small mammals throughout the UK

Eulyes illustris, assassin bug
Assassin bugs mainly inhabit tropical regions. They are blood-sucking predatory insects and are usually brightly coloured

Lady bug, lady bug, fly away!. Young girl lying on ground with lady bug on her hand. Date 1872, c1873

Ken Achurch with spying equipment -- a fly bug in a glass tube, and a reel-to-reel tape recorder. Date: 1970s

Nipple radio transmitter for use in spying. Date: 1970s

Model fly for use in spying
Model fly invented by Ken Achurch for use in spying and other undercover activities. Date: 1970s

Advertisement for Salutaris bottled table water, pure, distilled and aerated -- no foreign bodies permitted. Date: early 20th century

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