Insect Orders
The Coleoptera Order: Beetles
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Larva Key
1a. Dorsal projections form thorax and abdomen (Figure a.); Abdomen with 9 or 10 segments; Tarsi with a single claw
1b. Abdomen with 8 segments, No dorsal projections present (Figures b. and c.)
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2a. Lateral projections present (Figure b.)
2b. Lateral projections absent (Figure c.)
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3a. Large, sickle-like jaws present (Figure d.)
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3b. Large, sickle-like jaws not present (Figure e.)
4a. Sickle-like jaws without "teeth" present (Figure f.)
4b. Sickle-like jaws with "teeth" present (Figure g.)