A New Technique for Preserving the Form of Artificially Inflated Endophalli of Bees

• Published in: Neotropical entomology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 231 - 234
• Main Authors: Dutra, A L, Oliveira, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animals; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Entomology; Hymenoptera; Life Sciences; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Phylogeny; Scientific Note; Specimen Handling; scanning electron microscopy; Genitalia; morphology; Hymenoptera; preparation

We present a simple technique for keeping the form of artificially expanded endophalli in bees (Hymenoptera). Endophalli were inflated using the introduction of low melting-point agarose from a syringe inserted in the anterior opening of the metasoma. Under refrigeration, the endophalli kept their e...