Type specimens deposited in the Coleção Entomológica do Centro de Coleções Taxonômicas (CCT) da UFMG, Brazil

The Entomological Collection of the Center of Taxonomic Collections (CCT-UFMG) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais is a significant repository of insect specimens, housing a diverse range of orders and providing invaluable resources for taxonomic and ecological research. With over 245 thousand registered specimens, it stands as the largest collection within the CCT-UFMG. This paper presents a catalog of the collection's insect type specimens, excluding Odonata. The cataloging process involved examination of digital databases, scientific literature, and specimen labels to identify and document type specimens and their associated information. For each taxon we provide the bibliographic reference containing the original description, preservation method, sex, the number of specimens deposited in the CCT-UFMG, geographic distribution, and notes on inconsistencies with the literature. For holotypes and neotypes, we also describe the data label and the condition of the 88 specimens. Hymenoptera predominates with 77 holotypes and neotypes (87% of the total), of which 53 are bees. Other orders represented in holotypes include Coleoptera (1), Hemiptera (8), Mecoptera (1), and Phasmatodea (1). Paratypes encompass 130 species across six orders: Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, and Phasmatodea, with Hymenoptera again being the dominant order, comprising 543 paratypes of 112 species, including 78 species of bees (74% of total paratypes).