Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 466. Tanytarsini 107 Tanytarsus

466a. Point patches on tergite III joined by a transverse field of shagreen. Comb of segment VIII claw-like, the outer marginal tooth the largest and curved posteriorly, the remaining teeth progressively shorter inwards. Taeniae of segments V-VIII: 0, 1, 3, 4.

Tanytarsus pe5a

466b. Tergite III without an anterior transverse field of shagreen. Comb of segment VIII with similar marginal teeth. Taeniae of segments V-VIII: 3, 3, 4, 4.

Tanytarsus cretensis
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