The invention provides a method for making a
paraffin section of the elytrum of an
insect. The method comprises the following steps: 1, distinguishing female and male coleoptera insects in a pupal stage and taking the elytra of the insects after eclosion for preparation of paraffin sections; 2, fixing the elytra, i.e.,
cutting the to-be-observed parts of the elytra obtained in the step 1 and fixing the parts with an FAA fixing agent; 3, dehydrating the elytra, i.e., successively dehydrating the fixed elytrum tissue with alcohols with different volume concentrations; 4, transparentizing the elytra, i.e., transparentizing the dehydrated elytra in a solution of
anhydrous alcohol and
xylene at first and then in
xylene; 5, impregnating the elytra with paraffin, i.e., putting the transparentized elytra in a solution of soft paraffin and
xylene with a temperature of 55 DEG C for 3 h at first and then in a solution of hard paraffin and xylene with a temperature of 65 DEG C for 3 h, and then carrying out excessive paraffin impregnation at a constant temperature of 65 DEG C for 6 h; 6, carrying out embedding and
slicing; 7, carrying out unfolding, pasting and
roasting; 8, carrying out paraffin removal and rehydration; and 9, carrying out
dyeing and mounting. The elytrum
paraffin section prepared by using the method has a
high integrity rate and can meet requirements of research on the
microstructure and
ultrastructure of the elytra.