Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 12. Podonominae 6 Lasiodiamesa

12a. Tergites and paratergites III and IV covered in spinules. Tergites VII and VIII with stiff spinules which get shorter in the postero-lateral corners.
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Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola

12b. Segments III and IV with tergites laterally beyond seta D1 and paratergites bare or nearly so. Tergites VII and VIII with long very thin flexible spinules which continue into the apico-lateral corners.

Lasiodiamesa gracilis
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