Clave para larvas de Chironomidae

1 Antena retractil (fig 1a). Presencia de ligula (fig 1b)

- Tanypodinae

1’ Antena no retractil (fig…). Ausencia de ligula. Mentum presente esclerotizado
(fig..)

- 2

2 Placas ventromentales bien desarrolladas, estriadas (fig…)

- Chironominae

2’ Placas ventrromentales poco desarrolladas, sin estrias (fig )

- 3

3 Premandibulas ausentes.Antena con segmento 3 anillada (fig). rocercos bien alargados (fig)

- Podonominae

3' Premandibulas presentes. Antena no anillada (fig..). Procercos mas cortos (fig )

- Orthocladiinae

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Tue, 2010-02-23 10:09 -- Anonymous (not verified)

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