davka
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Post by davka on Jan 15, 2013 13:40:48 GMT -8
Hi, I'm dealing with an interesting genus called Boreus (Mecoptera). I want to ask if there is somebody who collects these insects?
I prefer a males preserved in ethanol :-)
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Post by prillbug4 on Jan 15, 2013 18:28:30 GMT -8
Do you have the Mecoptera of Illinois in your library? If not order it from the Illinois Natural History Survey. If you are from the U.S. It also has a decent literature to past papers on the Mecoptera, which you might want to search for in the future.
Jeff Prill
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davka
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Post by davka on Jan 16, 2013 6:43:09 GMT -8
Thank you for recommending of literature.
Do you know anybody who deals with scorpion-fleas (Boreus), who collects and preserves in ethanol and could provide for the study?
I am from the Czech Republic. I study the scorpion-fleas in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Republics and I would like to compare the morphological characters of different species from different locations of the world. :-)
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Post by prillbug4 on Jan 16, 2013 15:02:27 GMT -8
I would suggest a literature search at a University library for European species. If one is nearby, take some money and try to photocopy what you find. I work with Coleoptera, and my house is filled with papers bound into individual books so that I can go to it at any time.
Jeff Prill
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