Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 391. Tanytarsini 34 Paratanytarsus

391a. Anal lobes with 25-32 taeniae. Cephalic tubercles large, domed. Pearl row extending past wing sheath apex towards nose but stopping short of the latter (132b.jpg). Thoracic horn absent.
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Paratanytarsus bituberculatus

391b. Anal lobes with 43-64 taeniae. Cephalic tubercles broad, rounded, shallow. Pearl row usually very short, not reaching wing sheath apex (132k.jpg). Thoracic horn present (though easily broken off), long, minutely toothed at base (132j.jpg).

Paratanytarsus lauterborni
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