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). Jeremy Huff, Scientific Assistant to Lorenzo Prendini, and a specialist in myriapods, 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). Jeremy Huff, Scientific Assistant to Lorenzo Prendini, and a specialist in myriapods, 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
Jeremy Huff. 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).
