Leaf litter sieve
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A leaf litter sieve is a piece of equipment used by entomologists, in particular by coleopterists (Cooter 1991, page 7) as an aid to finding invertebrates in leaf litter.
A typical leaf litter sieve consists of a gauze with holes of approximately 5 to 10mm width. The entomologist palces handfuls of leaf-litter into the sieve, which is places about a white sheet or tray. The sieve is shaken, and insects are separated from the leaf litter and fall out for inspection.
- Cooter, Jonathan (1991) A Coleopterist's Handbook The Amateur Entomologists' Society ISBN 0-900054-53-0