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COLOUR MEASUREMENT OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SPECIMENS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. B. McKillop  and
W. B. Preston
W. B. McKillop
Affiliation:
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2
W. B. Preston
Affiliation:
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2
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Abstract

Frequently descriptive entomology suffers from a lack of precise data on specimen colour. Since colour is rarely defined and since an effective technique is available, the authors suggest that greater consideration be given colour analysis. A simple procedure is outlined in relation to colour analysis of specimens undergoing degreasing.

Résumé

L’absence de données précises sur la couleur des spécimens est souvent un problème en entomologie descriptive. Parce que la couleur est rarement précisée bien qu’une technique efficace soit disponible à cet effet, les auteurs proposent d’accorder plus d’importance à l’analyse de la couleur. Une méthode simple est décrite pour analyser la couleur de spécimens devant être dégraissés.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , March 1981 , pp. 255 - 258
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1981

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