Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 340. Chironomini 237 Parachironomus

340a. Comb of segment VIII difficult to distinguish as the small colourless spines are set in a yellowed patch of rugose cuticle on the apico-lateral corner between the bases of lateral taeniae 4 and 5; rarely absent. Cephalic tubercles short and broad (110b.jpg). 110-1.jpg species overview

Parachironomus mauricii

340b. Comb of segment VIII of 1-2 projecting thorns, rarely reduced to small teeth, or absent. Cephalic tubercles conical, with a preapical seta (109f.jpg).

Step 341. Chironomini 238 Microchironomus
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