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The collection contains materials from the collections of the Library and Archives belonging to the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS.

The collection comprises materials from the field of natural sciences, mainly zoology, ecology and related sciences.

The items in include both classics of Polish natural science literature and contemporary publications of the Institute.

The collection contains, among others, prints published before 1800, mostly in old Polish, Latin, German and French, as well as later 19th and 20th century publications, mainly in zoology, botany and geography (textbooks, handbooks, atlases, dictionaries, travel literature, etc.).

Most of the collected materials are related to the scientific and research activities of the Institute. These are mainly books and scientific journals published by Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS from the beginning of the 20th century. Among the publications available are those published in Acta Ornithologica, Annales Zoologici, Fragmenta Faunistica, Fauna of Poland series, Catalog of Polish Fauna series, and Memorabilia Zoologica.

The collection of the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS consists of 6 sub-collections that include the following types of collections: Books, Journals, Dissertations, Publications of MIZ PAS, Archive of photographs, and Thematic collections (Nematodes).

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Books

Scientific Journals

MIZ PAN Publications

Archive of the Institute of Zoology PAS

Card catalogs of the Library MIZ PAS

Dissertations

Thematic collections (Nematoda)

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Fragmenta Faunistica vol. 69 no. 1 (2026) - contents

2026

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Prof. Wojciech Czechowski: a half-century of contributions to myrmecology and entomology

Malcher, Monika Trigos-Peral, Gema Witek, Magdalena

2026

Journal/Article

The potential of Formica fusca L. ants to override the strategy of behavioral subordination in interspecific competition

Włodarczyk, Tomasz

2026

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Reaction of the territorial wood ant Formica polyctena Latreille to corpses of its neighbours

Maák, István Elek Bán, Kata Anna Lőrincz, Ádám

2026

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Spatial patterns of bait exploitation by Formica fusca (Linnaeus) ant workers around their nests

Ślipiński, Piotr

2026

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Current advances in the research on ant rescue behaviour inspired by findings and hypotheses of Wojciech Czechowski and his coworkers

Godzińska, Ewa Joanna

2026

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Overview of ant species collected in the Białowieża Forest in Poland: the importance of long-term monitoring for the detection of new species

Sondej, Izabela Trigos-Peral, Gema Sućko, Krzysztof Gutowski, Jerzy M.

2026

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Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the nature reserves of the Kaczawskie Mountains and Foothills

Zięcina, Dominik Borowiec, Lech Salata, Sebastian

2026

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New data on the distribution of Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852) and Strongylognathus testaceus (Schenck, 1852) in Poland

Rutkowski, Tomasz Wendzonka, Jacek

2026

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Stomaphis quercus (Linnaeus) – the myrmecophilous oak aphid (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Lachninae) in Finland

Savolainen, Riitta Vepsäläinen, Kari

2026

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A new species of the fossil ant genus Fallomyrma Dlussky & Radchenko (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Baltic amber

Radchenko, Alexander

2026

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An updated checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Poland – as of the end of 2025

Czechowski, Wojciech

2026

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Special issue commemorating 53 years of Professor Wojciech Czechowski’s scientific activity at the Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Witek, Magdalena Trigos-Peral, Gema

2026

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Zeszyt specjalny upamiętniający 53 lata działalności naukowej Profesora Wojciecha Czechowskiego w Muzeum i Instytucie Zoologii PAN

Witek, Magdalena Trigos-Peral, Gema

2026

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Fragmenta Faunistica vol. 68 no. 2 (2025) - contents

2025

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New record of the European Amazon ant Polyergus rufescens (Latreille) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Kraków–Wieluń Upland, with notes on its distribution in Poland

Turza, Filip Adwentowicz, Oliwier

2025

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Bee diversity (Apoidea, Apiformes) in the Tarnobrzeska Plain and the Lower San River Valley, Poland

Kierat, Justyna Żmuda, Aleksandra Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka Kilijański, Grzegorz Nobis, Agnieszka

2025

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Notes on the fauna of the Kampinos National Park (Central Poland) – Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Marczak, Dawid

2025

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A new locality of the northern birch mouse Sicista betulina (Pallas, 1779) andother small mammals revealed in the food of the tawny owl Strix aluco Linnaeus, 1758 in the Drawski Landscape Park (Western Pomerania, Poland)

Lesiński, Grzegorz Gottfried, Iwona Wojtaszyn, Grzegorz Wuczyński, Andrzej

2025

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First record of Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Mazovian Lowland with an updated distribution in Poland

Mika, Franciszek Szpalek, Artur Michlewicz, Michał

2025

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Queen Recruitment in an Orphaned Colony of Formica polyctena Foerst. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Czechowski, Wojciech

1994

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Laboratory methods for rearing ants (Hymenoptera, Formicoidea)

Czechowski, Wojciech (1950– ) Pisarski, Bohdan (1928–1992)

1992

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Fragmenta Faunistica vol. 69 no. 1 (2026) - contents

2026

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Laboratory methods for rearing soil beetles (Coleoptera)

Burakowski, Bolesław (1905–2003)

1993

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Contribution of water birds to nutrient loading to the ecosystem of mesotrophic reservoir

Gwiazda, Robert

1996

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Die geographische Verbreitung und Variabilität von Mantis religiosa (L.) (Mantodea, Mantidae), sowie Beschreibungen neuer Unterarten

Bazyluk, Władysław (1910–1988)

1960

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Atlas motyli krajowych : z 218 wizerunkami kolorowemi motyli, ich gąsienic i poczwarek na 18 tablicach, i 30 rycinami w tekście

Dyakowski, Bohdan (1864–1940)

1906

Agriolimacidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) - a systematic monograph

Wiktor, Andrzej

2000

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Systema naturae : per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. T. 1, p. 7

Linné, Carl von (1707–1778) Tessin, Carl Gustaf (1695–1770) Beer, Georg Emanuel Gmelin, Johann Friedrich (1748–1804)

[1791]

The European mantis Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Poland – the present status and changes in range

Żurawlew, Przemysław Kutera, Marcin Orzechowski, Ryszard Czyżewski, Szymon Radzikowski, Paweł Grobelny, Seweryn Cymbała, Robert Kolago, Grzegorz Malkiewicz, Adam Bury, Jarosław Gwardjan, Mariusz Sępioł, Bogusław Brodacki, Michał