CONDITIONS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIMENS

1. As a service to the research community, the AEI offers, on a cost-recovery basis, an identification service for Ichneumonidae.
2. Determinations will be undertaken at the AEI’s discretion by arrangement with the Curator, to whom an initial approach should be directed.
   

   Dr. David Wahl
   American Entomological Institute
   3005 SW 56th Avenue
   Gainesville, FL 32608-5047.
   e-mail: aei[at]aei.cfcoxmail.com

3. Identifications will be made after formal agreement between the AEI and the customer as to terms and conditions.
4. Specimens should be properly pinned and clearly labeled with locality, date, collector, and (where appropriate) host. The Curator should be contacted if there are questions regarding specimen preparation or shipping.
5. The standard identification fee is $75 per species-lot for mounted and sorted specimens (a species-lot being a series of up to 10 conspecific individuals). Mounted but unsorted specimens will be charged at $113 per species-lot. Unmounted specimens may be identified, but as this incurs additional work, this material will be charged at $150 per species-lot.
6. As the AEI is a reference and resource center for Ichneumonidae, it is understood that specimens submitted for identification at the rates given in (5) above will be permanently deposited in the AEI collection; duplicate specimens will be returned to the customer when possible. Research-grade photographs of unique specimens will be supplied to the customer upon request. Identified unique specimens may be returned but an additional fee of $38 per species lot will be incurred.
7. Payment must either be drawn on a US bank or an international money order. Make checks payable to: AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.