Insect pinning and curation

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Method synopsis

Standard protocol for preserving unidentifiable specimens in ethanol, followed by pinning and taxonomic identification in laboratory conditions.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 3 papers using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Simultaneous niche expansion and contraction in plant–pollinator networks under drought (2022), Oikos. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Identify specimens to taxonomic categories
   Captured pollinators were identified to family or generic level using taxonomic keys. All captured specimens were identified to family or generic level, then further refined to taxonomic categories or named species using Savage (2003), Savage and Sorokina (2021) and Stemkovski references.
   Quantities: All collected specimens processed for identificationDuration: Post-collection laboratory processingConditions: Laboratory conditions for specimen examination
   Equipment: taxonomic identification keys, microscopes, reference materials

Typical Equipment

• vials
• 70% ethanol
• refrigeration
• standard bee-pinning equipment

Output Measurements

• species identification
• specimen preservation

Papers Using This Protocol (3)

Species Studied With This Protocol