Preparation of genitalia, mouthparts and other body parts

This chapter illustrates various technics for the preparation of slide mounts of genitalia, mouthparts and other body parts of insects. In all, 20 such techniques are described in the chapter. The technics include Peacock's technic, Leston's technic, Rowell's technic, Bennett's t...

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Published inInsect Histology pp. 246 - 257
Main Authors Barbosa, Pedro, Berry, Deborah, Kary, Christina K
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2014
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Subjects
genitalia
insect histology
mouthparts
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:This chapter illustrates various technics for the preparation of slide mounts of genitalia, mouthparts and other body parts of insects. In all, 20 such techniques are described in the chapter. The technics include Peacock's technic, Leston's technic, Rowell's technic, Bennett's technic and Clarke's technic. Marson's technic I and II, Bronskill's technic, Arnett's technic are also described. The Rowell's technic is recommended for clearing and mounting of insect exoskeletons. This technic is particularly useful for the preparation of the head, mouthparts, legs, and whole mounts of bees.
ISBN:9781444336955
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9781444336962
DOI:10.1002/9781118876114.ch11