FNZ 10 - Tubulifera (Insecta: Thysanoptera) - Collecting, Preparation and Curation
Mound, LA; Walker, AK 1986. Tubulifera (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Fauna of New Zealand 10, 144 pages.
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ISSN 0111-5383 (print),
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ISBN 0-477-06784-0 (print),
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Published 22 Sep 1986
ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/References/0C947CDE-29D0-411A-8AB1-E16C06255989
Collecting, Preparation, and Curation
These topics are dealt with in some detail in our contribution on Terebrantia (Mound & Walker 1982c). Here we will only repeat our warning that sound taxonomic work on thrips requires that numerous specimens be mounted on microscope slides according to a standard method. Attempts to avoid the tedium of this approach have led (and continue to lead) to erroneous descriptions and the erection of spurious taxa. Thus, we cannot emphasise too strongly the importance of standardisation and care in the collection, preparation, and preservation of specimens for microscopy (Mound & Pitkin 1972, Walker & Crosby 1979), if specimens are to be used for serious taxonomic work.