1.            Labrum submarginal setae spatulate, often with broad distal maragin appearing fringed. . . .                . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labiobaetis frondalis

               Labrum submarginal setae not spatulate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

[Note: Labiobaetis longipalpus, which occurs in Ohio, has larvae that are atypical withiin the genus; they have very long maxillary palps and do not have the broad medial lobe on the labial palps found in other North American species]

2.            Labrum submarginal setae simple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labiobaetis propinguus
 

               Labrum submarginal setae branched. Planate mandible either without prominance between                mola and incisors or with only slightly rounded prominence. . . . . Labiobaetis dardanus


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Key to Labiobaetis Nymph Species

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Mayflies of Ohio
(Modified from McCafferty, et al., 2017)