Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 231. Chironomini 128 Paracladopelma

231a. Points of anterior patches on tergites VI-VIII conspicuous though very small, black, mostly short, about as long as broad at base, set on the posterior margin of an oval darkened patch of cuticle, which may be 2-3 times as long as the point itself; generally grouped in distinct short transverse or oblique rows (105f.jpg).

Paracladopelma undine

231b. Points of anterior patches on tergites VI-VIII inconspicuous, spinulate, any darkening of the cuticle at base rarely longer than the point itself; generally less obviously grouped in rows.

Step 232. Chironomini 129 Paracladopelma
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