Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 28, 1792
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1792
Additional Source Text:
"That brillian insect the diamond-beetle, from the Brazils, is placed in the Museum, with convenient magnifiers for viewing it to advantage."
Notes:
Peale bought it for 2 guineas from "Mr. Savil," probably George Savell (d. ca. 1797), a Philadelphia innkeeper who received specimens shipped to Philadelphia by Thomas Hall of London. Selected Papers, 1, part 1:32n
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Diamond beetle
Current Common Name:
Brazilian diamond beetle
Current Scientific Name
Entimus imperialis
