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A survey of the beetles (Coleoptera) in Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park

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Insect collecting was targeted to the major ecotypes within the park. Many people contributed specimens for this study. Most arthropods collected were preserved in 70% ethanol or killed and placed... More ≫

Description

Insect collecting was targeted to the major ecotypes within the park. Many people contributed specimens for this study. Most arthropods collected were preserved in 70% ethanol or killed and placed in envelopes. Specimens were sorted and dispersed to other researchers to identify and curate. Spiders were field sorted, discarding debris and numbers of apparently common species. Material was sorted further in the lab, and again numbers of very common species were discarded. Specimens deemed of interest were pinned and labeled or repackaged in fresh vials of 70% alcohol. Non-beetle samples were passed on to other workers – spiders to D. Buckle, dragonflies to D. Macaulay, and butterflies and moths to D. Lawrie. The beetles are the focus of this report. The remaining insects, flies, bees, wasps, bugs and grasshoppers were sorted and vouchers pinned. They are catalogued in a separate report.

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