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 wings absent | Hind wings present or absent |
Male genitalia with distinct coniform penes cover between forceps bases | Male genitalia with rounded or rectangular penes cover between forceps bases |
Segment 3 of male forceps small and rounded | Segment 3 of male forceps usually elongate (at most twice as long as wide) |
In females, pterostigma of forewings tinted brown and abdominal sterna with lateral longitudinal markings | In females, pterostigma of forewings without brown pigment and abdominal sterna lack lateral longitudinal marks |
Remaining genera: Procloeon and Pseudocentroptiloides | |
Cloeon | Go to Couplet 6 |