Collops bipunctatus 7x, 8x, 12x

AlP · Post by **AlP** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:04 pm

Collops bipunctatus at 7x, 8x and 12x. It has been dehydrating over the last couple of days since removal from alcohol. As usual nuthin' fancy.

Front face view 7x, 51 steps at 50µm, Canon 5D MK IV, MPE 65mm at 5x with 1.4 extender.

Butt view 7x, 22 steps at 50µm, Canon 5D MK IV, MPE 65mm at 5x with 1.4 extender.

Angled face view 8x, 160 steps at 10µm. Zeiss 10x infinity microscope objective at 8x at 200mm on Sigma 75-300mm lens with Canon 30D.

Butt view 12x, 151 steps at 10µm. Zeiss 10x infinity microscope objective at 12x at 300mm on Sigma 75-300mm lens with Canon 30D.

MarkSturtevant · Post by **MarkSturtevant** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:19 pm

Looks rather pristine! From the rear end bits, my guess is you have a male: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ful ... /jeb.13627

wwheeler48 · Post by **wwheeler48** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 5:29 pm

Those are really nice images.

Ramos Kenneth D · Post by **Ramos Kenneth D** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:18 pm

One thing is for sure, they are not lacking in detail. Nice work