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Key to Pupae of Eastern Nearctic Blephariceridae: Couplet 3(2)

Integument of abdominal tergites with minute, dark papillae bearing microscopic spinules apically; found early summer to fall...Bl. chattooga Courtney & Bl. similans Johannsen Integument of abdominal tergites without distinct papillae, but with minute, circular patches of spinules; these patches may give the appearance of light-colored papillae or papillae surrounded by a light-colored halo; found spring to early summer...4
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