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Issue: Vol. 4731 No. 2: 5 Feb. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-02-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4731.2.7
Page range: 275–278
Abstract views: 125
PDF downloaded: 38

Biodiversi-TEA—A quick and easy handling method for arthropod trap material in ethanol 

Department of Entomology, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany.
Department of Entomology, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany. Institute of Zoology, University of Hohenheim, Schloss Hohenheim 1, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
Department of Entomology, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany. Institute of Zoology, University of Hohenheim, Schloss Hohenheim 1, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
Department of Entomology, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany. Institute of Zoology, University of Hohenheim, Schloss Hohenheim 1, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
Hymenoptera Malaise traps yellow pan traps pitfall traps ethanol samples biodiversity surveys arthropods insects tea filter

Abstract

A quick and easy handling method for ethanol-preserved arthropods is presented, based on tea filter bags and holders. The method is especially suitable for short term storage of specimens resulting from Malaise traps, yellow pan traps and pitfall traps and can be used directly in the field, for subsequent transport and processing of specimens in the laboratory.

 

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