[Odonata-l] Obtaining Dried Libellulidae Specimens

[Bill Mauffray]

Dieter:

I could possibly help you.
Do you have any particular species in mind?
what condition do they have to be in?
how old can the specimens be?
can they be acetoned?


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-------------- Original message from Dieter Vanderelst <dieter_vanderelst at emailengine.org>: -------------- 


> Dear List, 
> 
> I've already posted this message to the ENTOMO-L list. So some of you might have 
> already received it. In this case I apologize for cross posting. 
> 
> I work in a group that studies the acoustic properties of echolocation in a few 
> selected species of bats. 
> 
> Currently we want to study the echolocation in a species that feeds on 
> Neotropical Libellulidae. We would like to investigate the acoustic properties 
> of a few representatives of this Family of insects. This is, how their body 
> (shape, texture, material,...) influences the refraction of sonar waves emitted 
> by bats. 
> 
> To do this, we would require some specimens of Libellulidae looking more or less 
> like the ones our bat is feeding on (ws 6-7 cm, boylength 4 cm). 
> 
> Our group is located in Europe, Belgium. Therefore it's not clear at all how we 
> could obtain samples of Neotropical insects for our studies. 
> 
> My searches on the internet and the posting to the ENTOMO-L list did come up 
> with only a few pointers that have yielded no concrete results so far. Therefore 
> I'm now trying my luck on this list. 
> 
> I've found some vendors of dried insects. But most of them do not sell 
> Libellulidae. And I have had no response from those who do when I contacted 
> them. 
> 
> So my question to the list is basically this: 
> Does anybody know how I could obtain specimens of Libellulidae that have a 
> wingspan of about 6-7 cm and a body length of 4 cm. Maybe someone has some old 
> material lying around with which he or she is willing to part? 
> 
> Hoping for the best, 
> Dieter Vanderelst 
> 
> -- 
> Dieter Vanderelst 
> PhD Student 
> 
> Active Perception Lab 
> University of Antwerp 
> 
> Koningstraat 8 
> B-2000 Antwerp 
> Belgium 
> 
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