Author: Edwards, 1929
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of subfamily and key to genera: Coffman et al., 1986a (p. 147-158).
For a link to the Key and diagnostic characters: Page 524: Couplet 8 to Subfamilies
Forms referred here:
Orthocladiinae gen.? sp.? Pe2
Diagnosis (n=2)
Exuviae 3.9, 4.2mm long.
Cephalothorax: Frontal setae and thoracic horn absent.
Abdomen: Posterior transverse bands of teeth weak, not very distinct from preceding points on the tergites.
Anal segment: Anal lobes somewhat reduced, with nearly parallel lateral margins with two very small apical tooth-like macrosetae, plus a minute mid-lateral seta (061f.jpg). Length of anal macrosetae 13, 20µm.
Note: This form from Lappland might be a Chaetocladius sp.
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Orthocladiinae gen? sp? Pe4
Diagnosis (n=1 damaged exuviae, leg. J. Moubayed.)
Exuviae about 8mm long.
Cephalothorax: Cephalic tubercles wide, dark cones, 400µm long, 340µm broad (150h.jpg). Thoracic horn bases only present.
Abdomen: Abdomen very broad, segment III about 4.5 times wider than long.
Anal segment: (missing).
Distribution: River, French Pyrenees.
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Orthocladiinae gen? sp? Pe5
Diagnosis (n=1, leg. P. Bitusik.)
Exuviae 2.1mm long.
Cephalothorax: Thoracic horn 210µm long; ThR 4.4.
Abdomen: Hooks of hook row on tergite II narrow, feebly curved, extending the width of the posterior transverse row of points. Tergites IV-VI with median transverse point patches, that on IV evanescent; VI and VII with an extensive covering of very small points. Lateral taeniae segments VI-VIII: 1,4,5.
Anal segment: Anal lobe ratio 1.6. Anal fringe of 18 taeniae.
Distribution: Mountain brook, Slovakia.
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