Bx51 compound microscope

Manufactured by Leica

The Leica BX51 is a compound microscope designed for a range of scientific applications. It features a sturdy, ergonomic construction and provides high-quality optical performance with a variety of objectives and eyepieces. The BX51 is capable of brightfield, darkfield, and phase contrast microscopy techniques.

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Morphometric Analysis of Insect Specimens

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Specimens were collected by sweeping, yellow-pan trapping and were dissected and mounted (dorsal side up) in Canada Balsam following the method described by Noyes (1982) (link) or glued to triangular cards. Photographs were taken with a CCD digital camera attached to an Olympus BX51 compound microscope (slide-mounted specimens) and Leica M205C microscope (card-mounted specimens). Slide-mounted specimen measurements were made using an eye-piece reticle with an Olympus CX21 compound microscope. Card-mounted specimen measurements were taken using an eye-piece reticle with a Motic SMZ168-B dissecting microscope. In the descriptions below, measurements/ratio in brackets after measurement/ratio ranges refer to the holotype. The terminology follows Graham (1987) and Gibson et al. (1997) . The following abbreviations are used:
F1–4 flagellomeres 1–4;
POL minimum distance between lateral ocelli;
OOL minimum distance between lateral ocellus and eye margin;
OD largest diameter of a lateral ocellus;
MV marginal vein;
STV stigmal vein;
SMV submarginal vein.
All specimens studied in this paper are deposited in the insect collections of Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) and Yancheng Teachers University (YCTU).

Li W.J, & Li C.D. (2023). Three new species of Quadrastichus Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China with a key to Chinese species. ZooKeys, 1187, 169-188.

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Histological Processing of Biological Samples

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Adults were relaxed in a 1:1 mixture of MgCl2 and FSW for 30-60 min and preserved for histology in 10% buffered formalin for at least 24 h, then post-fixed in Hollande-Bouin's Fixative (Electron Microscopy Sciences, Hatfield, PA) for 24-72 h, rinsed in 70% EtOH until all traces of Bouin's were removed, as assessed by the color of solution (solution exchanged at least once daily for 10 days) and stored in 70% EtOH until processed. Specimens were dehydrated through an EtOH series, cleared with several washes in xylene and embedded in paraffin (56°C, melting point). Slides with serial sections of 7-8 μm thickness were stained with Crandall's polychrome method-a combination of the Mallory, Gomori, Koneff and Gurr-McConail techniques where time in red stain and counter stain were slightly modified to 3 and 4 min, respectively-and mounted using Permount (Electron Microscopy Sciences, Hatfield, PA). Sections were imaged using an Olympus BX51 compound microscope, Leica DFC400 digital camera and Leica Application Suite ver. 3.6 software.

Hiebert T.C, & Maslakova S. (2015). Integrative Taxonomy of the Micrura alaskensis Coe, 1901 Species Complex (Nemertea: Heteronemertea), with Descriptions of a New Genus Maculaura gen. nov. and Four New Species from the NE Pacific. Zoological science, 32(6).

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