Skip to main content

Specimen #8995

Specimen record details
Entry Number 8995
Nematode Genus Strelkovimermis
Nematode Species arkansensis
Host Genus Chironomidae
Common Name Midge
Country USA
State Arkansas
City/Locale Lake Conway
Collector via Arthur A. Johnson
Date Collected 1996 Apr 28
Date Received 1997 Apr 10
Determined By A. Morgan Golden
Taxon Author A. A. Johnson
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematodes In Insect
Total Samples 1 of 2
Slide Number T-4675p, T-4676p
Vial Number T-26t, T-385p, T-386p, T-387p
Reference Journal of Parasitology (1997)
Remarks 4675, 4676: paratypes, 8um-thick serial sections. 26t: holotype male + paratype female. 385, 386: paratypes, 3 males + 3 females each. 387: post-parasitic paratypes, 2 males + 2 females. Serial sections fixed in Bouin's, stained in Mallory's triple connective tissue stain. Whole adults fixed in TAF, stored in 2 parts glycerol to 3 parts 70% EtOH. To view specimens, pour contents in a small, lint free finger bowl. Allow ethanol to evaporate overnight, then mount.