Asiopus minimus

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Aryan G
Location
Collection date 02/27/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

The arthropod is a black beetle, no other coloring. It is small, width at 0.5 inches. Beetle is slightly curved, legs are still intact. There are ridges among the abdomen.

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Coleoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence
Confidence level
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
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