Personnel
In 2002, Lorenzo Prendini was hired to curate the Arachnid (non-spider) and Myriapod Collections in the
Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the AMNH. The following arachnid orders fall
under his jurisdiction: Acari (mites and ticks), Amblypygi (whip spiders), Opiliones (harvestmen), Palpigradi (palpigrades),
Pseudoscorpiones (false scorpions), Schizomida (schizomids), Scorpiones (scorpions), Solifugae (solifuges, solpugids or
camel-spiders), Uropygi (vinegaroons or whip scorpions). Queries regarding visits, loan requests, and/or specimen donations
concerning any of these should be addressed to him. Queries regarding Araneae (spiders) and Ricinulei (hooded tick-spiders or
ricinuleids), should be directed to
Norman I. Platnick, Peter J. Solomon Curator
of Spiders.
In addition, Prendini is in charge of the myriapod orders Chilopoda (centipedes), Diplopoda (millipedes), Pauropoda (pauropods), and Symphyla (garden centipedes or symphylans). Ofelia Delgado, Scientific Assistant to Lorenzo Prendini is responsible for management of the Arachnid and Myriapod Collections, and for processing loan requests. Lou Sorkin, Scientific Assistant to Norman Platnick, is responsible for management of the Spider and Ricinuleid Collections, and for processing loan requests. More information about the personnel in Prendini’s research group can be found under the People section.
In addition, Prendini is in charge of the myriapod orders Chilopoda (centipedes), Diplopoda (millipedes), Pauropoda (pauropods), and Symphyla (garden centipedes or symphylans). Ofelia Delgado, Scientific Assistant to Lorenzo Prendini is responsible for management of the Arachnid and Myriapod Collections, and for processing loan requests. Lou Sorkin, Scientific Assistant to Norman Platnick, is responsible for management of the Spider and Ricinuleid Collections, and for processing loan requests. More information about the personnel in Prendini’s research group can be found under the People section.
Use of Collections
Incoming and outgoing loans of specimens from the Arachnid and Myriapod Collections are a weekly occurrence,
while visits to the collections occur less frequently, averaging once a month. Queries regarding visits, loan requests, specimen
donations, and the preservation of tissue samples for molecular analysis should be addressed
to Lorenzo Prendini. Anyone interested in the particular protocols used for the preservation
and management of the AMNH Arachnid and Myriapod Collections should contact Ofelia Delgado.
Donors should refer to the Division of Invertebrate
Zoology instructions for depositing material. Those interested
in management of natural history collections should consult the website for the Society for the
Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC).
