The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
Option 1 | Option 2 |
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Hind tarsi appear four-segmented because the basal segment is fully or partially fused to tibiae | Hind tarsi distinctly five-segmented (source fig 13.194) |
Hind tarsi longer than hind tibiae | Hind tarsi shorter than hind tibiae |
One or two dissimilar pairs of cubital intercalary veins present (source figs 13.186, 13.187) | Two pairs of cubital intercalary veins present similar to those in source fig 13.186 |
Remaining families: Metretopodidae and Pseudironidae | Remaining families: Arthropleidae and Heptageniidae |
2 Example Specimens | 5 Example Specimens |
Go to Couplet 17 | Go to Couplet 21 |