Spaniocercoides

McLellan, Ian, 2005, The Larva Of Spaniocercoides Hudsoni Kimmins (Plecoptera: Notonemouridae) From New Zealand, Illiesia 1 (7), pp. 43-46 : 45

Key to larvae of Spaniocercoides species

1. Frons uniformly brown …………………..2

Frons with pale patches…………………...3

2. Ocelli distinct………..………………………5

Ocelli indistinct………………………… watti

3. Cercal base about half as wide as labrum; lateral ocelli larger than anterior ocellus……… cowleyi

Cercal base 0.3x as wide as labrum; lateral ocelli not larger than anterior ocellus………………...4

4. Frons with a pale patch bounded by epicranial sutures and ocelli…………………….…. foxi

Mask-like patch extends width of head between epicranial sutures and anterior ocellus ………………………………….………………….. howesi

5. Pronotum with row of short hairs (each about 0.04 mm long) along its sides*; hind tarsus length of segment 1/length of tarsus = 0.375 ……................................................................….... philpotti

Pronotum with one long hair (0.025 mm long) anteriorly and sometimes 3-4 shorter hairs on its sides; hind tarsus length of segment 1/length of tarsus = 0.227…………......................................... hudsoni * For comparison a Spaniocerca zelandica larva measured had a dense fringe of hairs ranging from 0.08-0.12 mm. Its fringe can be clearly seen at X16. The hairs on Spaniocercoides species are just visible at X40.