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Collecting and preserving insects and arachnids

Published: Mar, 04 Dic 2012, 14:09
Last updated: Vie, 15 May 2015, 11:13
This manual is a guide to a course in practical entomology and arachnology for technical assistants of the SADC countries of the SAFRINET-loop of BioNET-International. The course, presented by the staff of the National Collections of Insects and Arachnids of the Plant Protection Research Institute, comprises lectures, discussions and practical sessions aimed at teaching students to recognise the major groups of insects and arachnids. Techniques to collect, process and prepare insects and arachnids for study are presented, as well as important information on how to preserve and curate material in a reference collection. The manual also contains information on basic insect and arachnid morphology, classification and taxonomy. A list of pertinent literature is provided.
Resource provide by:
  • SAFRINET
Organization providing resource: National Collection of Fungi Biosystematics Division ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute
Author/Editor name and address: I. M. Millar, V. M. Uys, R. P. Urban
Type of contact: Otros
Tags:
  • Manual/Guide
Submitted by: SAFRINET

Documents:
Collecting_and_preserving_Insects_and_Arachnids.pdf