An introduction to pinned specimen preparation of Hymenopteran insects
Author of the article:WU Qiong van Achterberg C. CHEN Xue-Xin**
Author's Workplace：State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Key Words：Hymenopteran insect, specimen, pinned, preparing method
Abstract：
Hymenoptera is a speciose group of insects. This paper introduces how to properly prepare the pinned specimens of Hymenopteran insects, including the process and details of cleaning and positioning, proper use of a pinning block or and glues, and proper labelling.