1.         Segments of body with conspicuous dorsal tubercules and/or setae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

            Segments of body without dorsal tubercules and setae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.         Lateral processes on body segments at least as long as segments. . . . . . . . . . Atrichopogon

            Lateral processes on body segments absent or less than half length of segments; cross section
            of body circular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forcipomyia sp.

3.         Stout setae on anal division of about one third length of division; ventral side of posterior collar
            of head with triangular or hemispherical expansion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culicoides sp.

            Stout setae on anal division at least one half length of division; posterior collar of head of
            uniform width ventrally, or if expansion present, head less than 1.7 times as long as wide. .
            . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bezzia sp.

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Flies (Diptera)of Ohio

Key to Genera of Ceratopogonidae Nymphs

From Courtney & Merritt, 2008