Chironomidae Exuviae
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Chironomidae Exuviae
Key: Step 699. Orthocladiinae 111 Tokunagaia

699a. Posterior transverse band of tergite III of distinctly enlarged points about 5 points deep (050b.jpg). Dark exuviae; brown, abdominal segments with a broad posterior transverse dark brown band, in which the posterior adhesion marks show up clearly because of their paler colouring. Male genital sheaths extend only half-way along the anal macrosetae (050c.jpg).

Tokunagaia parexcellens

699b. Posterior transverse band of tergite III of distinctly enlarged points about 3 points deep. Pale exuviae without obvious posterior transverse dark bands on the abdominal segments. Male genital sheaths about as long as the anal macrosetae (050e.jpg).

Tokunagaia excellens
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