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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Aquat Insects. 2008 Nov 13;30(4):269–279. doi: 10.1080/01650420802334046

Table 1.

Synoptic key for the identification of D. improvisus, D. camerinus and D. aprutiensis.

Species/character Long median setae at the anterior border of the pronotum 1st abdominal sternum Dorsal profile of pronotum in lateral view
D. aprutiensis − (Fig. 18) Two large, isolated, sclerotized setal bases only (Figs. 10, 14e) Flat (Fig. 20d)
D. camerinus − (Fig. 18) Fused sclerotized patches (Figs. 9, 14d) Rounded (Fig. 20b)
D. improvisus + (Fig. 17) Fused sclerotized patches (Figs. 8, 14c) Rounded (Fig. 20b)