1. Antennae with whorls of long setae on most segments (Fig. 1.1); the small unfringed gills
on segment 1 forked (Fig. 1.2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Antennae with only sort setae (Fig. 1.3); the small gills on segment 1 single; uncommon.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Litobrancha recurvata
2. Frontal process of head forked (Fig.1.4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ephemera
Frontal process of head rounded, not forked (Fig. 1.5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hexagenia
Key to Ohio Ephemeridae Nymph Species