Beautiful view of Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Top left: Professor Ladislav Bocak, world Lycidae expert; in front of him, PhD student Dominik Kusy, and Dr. Michal Motyka. A really nice and fun experience with the folks from the Palacký University Olomouc.

Immature Beetles Meeting talk on Lycidae.

Immature Beetles Meeting evening larval pub: next to me Robin Kundrata, followed by his friend, then Michael Ivie and Hume Douglas.

Immature Beetles Meeting 2019 – group photo

Front of Narodni Museum

Lycidae and elateroidea collection

Insect Fair in Prague – Beautiful specimens from all over the world.

The main entrance of the institute. Behind the building a national forests, with lots of wild animals, including wolves and deer.

This building was constructed about 10 years ago to accommodate the entomology collection in a new and modern facility.

Part of the collection, including the very important Lycidae historical collection that belonged to Kleine.

Pterostichus sp., one of the largest species of Carabidae in Europe.

Saint-Lô, Normandy. The city was completely rebuilt after the WWII and is now a thriving city.

Dr. Robert Constantin working with Telegeusinae in his private collection.

I swear a few moments before he was smiling, but while Françoise (Robert’s wife) was taking the photos he was giving her instructions on how to take it.

Natural History Museum.

Working on Lycidae and Cneoglossidae.

The circular label, SAR (Sarawak), is Alfred Russel Wallace’s handwriting. The specimen was collected by Wallace and later became the type specimen of Xylobanus humilis Waterhouse.

The main lobby in the museum after hours. Being a researcher visitor has its advantages.

Monument à Lamarck, Jardin des Plantes.

Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, Jardin de Plantes.

Entomology Building.

Lycidae collection in Paris with hundreds of types from Pic, Bourgeois, Jacquelin DuVal, Chevrolat and many other authors.