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Saprininae histerid
Copyright © 2009 Guy A. Hanley

Saprininae histerid
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
June 12, 2009
Size: 4 mm
Attempting to get decent lighting on my histerids, using jeff Gruber's images as a standard, but without the luxury of a real automontage system. Collected in S. richardsonii burrows
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Contributed by Guy A. Hanley on 16 September, 2009 - 2:52pm
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 9:21am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 October, 2009 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

adding a ventral shot would make Jeff happier...
...and increase you chances to get a confident ID
… v belov, 16 September, 2009 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
This was a first attempt with diffused fiberoptic lighting, ventral shot will be soon, had to remount specimen...
… Guy A. Hanley, 16 September, 2009 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

 
neat -- just what doctor prescribed
now it must be perfectly IDable
… v belov, 17 September, 2009 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thats a great shot...
are you using a light diffuser on the sides? It might reduce the glare from the fiberoptics. My high-tech diffusor is sheets of tracing paper on balsa frames.
… Chris Grinter, 16 September, 2009 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
I am also using the cobbled together diffuser....
… Guy A. Hanley, 17 September, 2009 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

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