Associated with this event, Rosichon said that Indonesia should not be lost again. "Now the most important, the specimens are used for identification must be returned to Indonesia. Until now there has been no," said Rosichon.
Specimens used for identification (holotype) should be one of the collection that adds a wealth of collections at the Museum of Zoology Bogor. Specimen collection is very useful for further taxonomic research, as a comparison to find other new species.
University of California Davis currently has hundreds of thousands of insect species. Lynn S Kimsey, researchers involved in the discovery Megalara eagle was discovered 300 new species.
For comparison, the Museum of Zoology Bogor still not able to be a representation of Indonesia's biodiversity. There are many species in Indonesia that is stored in Europe, and even Singapore.Rosichon related requests to return to the holotype Megalara garuda Indonesia, Deputy Head of LIPI, Endang Sukara, saying it should be done.
"The specimen that was ours. If we ask them yes (UC Davis) must be obedient," said Endang when contacted on Wednesday (04/04/2012).
Endang said that LIPI will study this case. According to him, include the name of the researcher Indonesia, if it involved the research, is a must and part of ethics.
If found to have violated ethics, LIPI will then write to the University of California, Davis, in this regard.
Specimens should be back to Wasps Garuda Indonesia