KEYS    About TortAI    Fact Sheets    Glossary    ID Thumbnails    DNA Search    Dissection Guides   << Back Next >> Female Dissection Demo Step 9 After the abdomen is sufficently stained, place it into the same Syracuse dish with clean water that was used to clean the genitalia. Brush off the remaining scales being careful not to damage the abdomen. Place the cleaned abdomen into the petri dish with 100% ethanol and flatten it under a small piece of glass.     Tortricids of Agricultural Importance by Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein    Interactive Keys developed in Lucid 3.5. Last updated August 2014.