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Key to Instar IV Larvae of Eastern Nearctic Blepharicera (Bl. tenuipes species-group)

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Couplet 2

Anal division distinctly tri-lobed, the medial lobe elongate & tapered apically [tributaries of upper Cataloochee Ck, GSMNP]...Bl. caudata Courtney Anal division not distinctly tri-lobed, the medial lobe never elongate...Bl. magna Courtney
Anal division tri-lobed Anal division not tri-lobed


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