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	Specimens Borrowed (1913-2004) Based on 2,708 loans involving 963,003 specimens of which 293,656 are currently on loan	Please e-mail inquiries as follows: Most requests: JOHN RAWLINS rawlinsj@carnegiemnh.org Coleoptera: ROBERT DAVIDSON davidsonr@carnegiemnh.org Diptera and Homoptera: CHEN YOUNG youngc@carnegiemnh.org Addressed to: Section of Invertebrate Zoology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 U.S.A. PHONE: (412)622-3259 FAX: (412)688-8670 The single greatest service that the Section of Invertebrate Zoology makes to scientific research is by lending specimens from its collection to qualified persons for study and identification. Lending rates have increased greatly over the 100 year history of the museum
	The use of specimens from the collection, borrowed or otherwise, is governed by a General Policy. Issues not clearly addressed by this policy may be settled by contacting curatorial staff by phone, letter, or e-mail. Please request data and specimen loans in writing. Requests received by mail or FAX receive priority over those received by e-mail, but either type of written communication is welcome.
	IN RECENT YEARS hundreds of specialists worldwide have borrowed multiple thousands of specimens from the collection for research purposes. Entomological Loans (1914-2003) Carnegie Museum of Natural History Based on 2,665 loans involving 928,862 specimens over 90 years