The destructive nature of the procedure impedes the specimen from being used for other measurements and, therefore, this is one of its particular limitations.
Comparisons with other specimens from Messel were made in the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main, while comparisons with specimens from Geiseltal were made at the Geiseltalmuseum in Halle.
All five specimens from Andohahela were trapped on the ground, as was the specimen caught in Ankaratra in 1996.
Specimens from San Diego were provided by Rick Rowe (San Diego) and have been collected in 25 m depth.
Several specimens from Argentina were rushed to Lipkin's laboratory, at Columbia University, and the first analysis was carried out over the July 4th weekend.
Specimens from Tamaulipas are slightly darker than those from Texas.
Specimens from Tasmania are larger and darker than specimens from the mainland.
The 5 specimens from Madagascar were collected as adults and directly immersed into ethanol.
The specimens from Madagascar are notably smaller than specimens in CAS collection from South Africa, central Africa and Sao Tome.
Only specimens from Alberta were included in this study.
