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Key to Pupae of Eastern Nearctic Blephariceridae: Couplet 8(7)

Abdominal papillae large (>10µm), adjacent papillae separated by distance that approximates papilla width; anterior lamella of respiratory organs broadly rounded apically; large (> 6mm)...Bl. gelida Courtney Abdominal papillae small (<10µm), adjacent papillae separated by distance that typically exceeds papilla width; anterior lamella of respiratory organs broadly pointed apically; relatively small (< 6mm)...Bl. capitata Loew and Bl. separata Alexander
Papillae large Papillae small



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