1a. Eyes small and set far forward on head; margin of head behind eye forms a right angle; body very elongate. |
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1b. Eyes large, set farther back; margins of head rounded; body less elongate. |
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2a. Lacinia of maxilla terminating in a large single tooth; pronotal setae sparsely clustered or single and restricted to corners; numerous intrasegmental hairs on cerci. |
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2b. Lacinia of maxilla terminating in a single large and a single small tooth; marginal hairs of pronotum numerous at least on anterior and posterior margins; intrasegmental hairs absent from cerci. |
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3a. Thick, depressed black hairs laterally on sides of all thoracic sterna. Obvious darkly "hairy chest" |
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3b. Thoracic hairs erect and light colored. | |
4a. Marginal hair fringe of pronotum sparse or absent laterally, not uniform; short hair fringe on posterior margins of abdominal terga not regular or uniform; long fine hairs of cerci shorter than cercal segments; abdomen concolorous or with pale longitudinal median stripe.
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4b. Marginal hair fringe of pronotum thick, regular, uniform, nearly complete or sparse only on lateral margins; short hair fringe on posterior margins of abdominal terga uniform and thick; long fine hairs of cerci longer than cercal segments; abdomen nearly all one color or with pale checkered pattern. | |
5a. Abdomen distinctly striped; pronotal hair fringe regular and nearly complete; inner margins of wingpads widely oblique. Triznaka |
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5b. Abdomen concolorous; pronotal hair fringe sparse laterally; inner margins of wingpads slightly oblique. | ![]() |
ReferencesFigures redrawn from reviewing both of the following publications:Surdick,RF 1985: Nearctic Genera of Chloroperlinae (Plecoptera:Chloroperlidae). University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL. 146 pages. Stewart,KW; Harper,PP 1996: Plecoptera. In: An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. 3rd ed. Eds: Merritt,RW; Cummins,KW Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, 217-266. Good LinksKey to Male ChloroperlidaeKey to Female Chloroperlidae |