Mz95 stereomicroscope

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The Leica MZ95 is a stereomicroscope designed for observation and analysis. It provides a high-quality optical system with a wide magnification range. The MZ95 is suitable for a variety of applications that require detailed examination of specimens.

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Detailed Protocol for Measuring Beetle Morphology

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The materials examined in this paper are deposited in the following institutions:
EUMJ Ehime University Museum, Matsuyama, Japan
TARI Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
SEHU Systematic Entomology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
NMW Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
General observations and dissections were made under a Leica MZ95 stereomicroscope. Microstructures of the dissected parts in pure glycerin were studied under an Olympus BH-2 compound microscope. After observation, the dissected parts were mounted on the same card with the specimen. Photographs were taken under the Leica MZ95 and combined in Helicon Focus ver. 4.70.5 Pro (Helicon Soft Limited).
Morphological terminology follows Hernando and Ribera (2005) . Morphological abbreviations used in the measurements are as follows:
EL length of elytra in suture;
EW maximum width of elytra;
PL length of pronotum in median line;
PW maximum width of pronotum;
TL total length (PL+EL).
The average is given in parentheses after the range.

, & Yoshitomi H. (2019). Revision of the genus Cephalobyrrhus of Japan and Taiwan (Coleoptera, Limnichidae). ZooKeys.

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Fossil Bee Pollen Extraction and Analysis

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The specimens are housed in the Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz, Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz (NHMM) and the Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main (SNG). The studied insect fossils are preserved in the collections by immersing the slabs of oil shale in glycerine to prevent damage by desiccation [45 ]. The specimens were examined using a Leica MZ 9.5 Stereomicroscope equipped with standard incident ultraviolet (UV) illumination to locate the pollen load on the bee specimens. The fossil pollen grains were then non-destructively extracted from the bee specimens with the help of wax sticky pads mounted at the end of a preparation needle. The fossil pollen grains were investigated both by LM and SEM, using the single grain technique [46 ,47 ]. Normal photographs were taken with a Leica MZ 16 Stereomicroscope, and either a JVC (model KY-F70B) or a Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera. All photographs were processed using Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Adobe Systems). Statistical analyses were done using the statistical environment R 2.0-2 [48 ] (see Supplemental Information for additional details, including discussing of tests, test results, and tables expressing test results).

Wappler T., Labandeira C.C., Engel M.S., Zetter R, & Grímsson F. (2015). Specialized and generalized pollen-collection strategies in an ancient bee lineage. Current biology : CB, 25(23), 3092-3098.

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