Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 187. Chironomini 84 Chironomus

187a. Sternite III (and less extensively, IV) with an anterior transverse band of shagreen; on III the shagreen may spread posteriad for a short distance. Brownish exuviae with darker brown markings.

Chironomus pe18

187b. Sternite III without a complete anterior transverse band of shagreen, though the lateral longitudinal bands may spread inwards anteriorly.

Step 188. Chironomini 85 Chironomus
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