He founded the entomological collections in Naples and described many new species.
His entomological collection was divided at his death and sold in small portions.
By 1887, his personal entomological collections had grown to over 1,500 specimens; the museum's counted over 16,000 of insects and animals.
In the gallery above the front hall the entomological collection is displayed.
The Institute also maintains an agriculture museum and entomological collection.
More than half of the specimens belong to the entomological collection.
In the entomological collection there are more than 200 species of insects discovered by him.
More than half of the museum's specimens are in its entomological collection.
She mainly worked on building the entomological collection there, as well as conducting field studies.
The collection today holds over 600,000 specimens and it is the second largest entomological collection in Canada.