Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 102. (Budapest 2010)
Buzás, B. & Csorba, G.: Catalogue of recent Primates in the Hungarian Natural History Museum
ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Volume 10 2 Budapest, 201 0 pp. 211-204 Catalogue of recent Primates in the Hungarian Natural History Museum B. BÚZÁS 1 & G. CSORBA 2 1 Rare Species Conservation Centre, Bellar's bush, Dover Rd., Sandwich, Kent, CT 13 ODG, United Kingdom. E-mail: bbuzas@gmail.com 2 Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1083 Budapest, Ludovika tér 2, Hungary. E-mail: csorba@nhmus.hu Abstract - The Mammal Collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, currently houses over 400 specimens of recent primates belonging to 130 taxa. The collection, which has been accumulated in the last 150 years, includes rarities purchased in the 19 t h century, specimens with zoo origins, materials from the museum's own collecting trips and donations from Hungarian hunters and expatriates. In the present catalogue the following data are given for each entry: catalogue number, sex, age, type of preservation, source, name of collector and collection or registration date. With 10 figures. Key words - Mammal Collection, primate, museum holdings. INTRODUCTION The Mammal Collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM), Budapest currently houses over 400 specimens of recent primates belonging to 130 taxa. The Museum's oldest specimen is a Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur macacoflavifrons) that came from the Budapest Zoo in 1870, just three years after JOHN EDWARD GRAY had described this subspecies. From the 19 t h century to the present day it is a common practice that primates are exhibited in zoos and menageries. After they had died, these specimens were deposited in the HNHM or in the collections of other scientific institutions (Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University), where they remain until today. Unfortunately, many of these specimens are associated with little or no Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 102, 2010
