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Key to Adult Males of Eastern Nearctic Blephariceridae: Couplet 11(9)

Apex of dorsal paramere deeply incised on either side of pronounced medial dorsal carina; apex of ventral parameres complex, with stout, dorsally recurved hook; medium-sized (wing length 5-6mm)...12 Apex of dorsal paramere weakly incised or entire on either side of weak medial dorsal carina; apex of ventral parameres simple; small (wing length 3-4mm)...13
Deeply incised Weakly incised



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