ORTHOCLADIINAE 7.1 SUBFAMILY ORTHOCLADIINAE 7 DIAGNOSIS: Antennae with 3-7 segments; may be strongly reduced or may be longer than head capsule. Labrum with S I variable (simple, bifid, branched, serrated, palmate or plumose); S II usually simple but may be bifid, branched, palmate or plumose; S III simple (rarely bifid); S IV normal. Labral lamellae present or absent. Mentum usually well sclerotized, with several to more than 25 teeth; ventro- mental plates absent/vestigial to very large, without striae (occasionally with ridges in Nanocladius); beard present or absent. Prementum variably developed but never with dense well developed median brush of setae. Body with anterior parapods (sometimes reduced and/or fused); with posterior parapods well developed, separate or fused, or parapods reduced or absent. Setal fringe, setal tufts or long setae sometimes present. Anal tubules normally present, may be reduced or absent/vestigial. NOTES: One of the most diverse of the chironomid subfamilies; orthoclad larvae are found in an amaz- ing variety of habitats, running the gamut from terrestrial (corn fields, dung, greenhouses, leaf litter in hardwood forests) to seeps, springs, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes in freshwater, and coastal estuarine and littoral marine areas. Most larvae are scrapers, shredders or collectors-gatherers; some taxa are preda- tors, some are parasites. Key to the genera of larval Orthocladiinae of the southeastern United States (larvae are unknown for Apometriocnemus, Chasmatonotus, Diplosmittia, Lipurometriocnemus, Plhudsonia, Saetheriella, Sublettiella and Tavastia) 1 Length of antennae at least 1/2 length of head capsule ............................................................ 2 1’ Length of antennae less than 1/2 length of head capsule ......................................................... 8 2(1) Mentum with wide, dome-like median tooth, first lateral tooth lower than median tooth and second lateral tooth; apical tooth of mandible long, rounded and expanded .............. ......................................................................................................... Heterotrissocladius (in part) first lateral tooth 2’ Mentum with bifid or trifid median tooth, or if single, not dome-like and first lateral tooth subequal to median tooth and second lateral teeth; apical tooth of mandible not as above ...................... 3 7.2 ORTHOCLADIINAE 3(2’) Well developed ventromental plates present (see figures in couplet 4); mandible with globose base ................................................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION 3’ Ventromental plates weak or indistinguishable; mandible with normal base ............................ 5 4(3) Dorsomentum with numerous fine anterior and lateral teeth .............. Orthocladiinae sp. C 4’ Dorsomentum with a few rudimentary median teeth ........................... Nanocladius (in part) 5(3’) Last segment of antenna long, thin, whip-like ....................................................... Lopescladius 5’ Last segment of antenna short (but may have short hair-like extension, see figure couplet 7’) .. 6 6(5’) Antennae with 4 distinct segments and usually much longer than head; head capsule sometimes with surface sculpturing; seta at base of posterior parapod with accessory spinelets ................ ............................................................................................................................... Corynoneura seta at base of posterior parapod of several Corynoneura species ORTHOCLADIINAE 7.3 6’ Antennae with 5 distinct segments or 5-6 indistinct segments, at most as long as head, usually shorter; head capsule without surface sculpturing; seta at base of posterior parapod simple ...... 7 7(6’) Antennae with 5 distinct segments; mentum without a large pair of hypopharyngeal scales dorsal to it; a simple spine-like seta present at base of posterior parapod ................................. Thienemanniella 7’ Antennae with segment 2 unevenly sclerotized so that antennae may appear 6 segmented; mentum with a pair of large hypopharyngeal scales dorsal to it; no spine-like seta at base of posterior parapod ................................................... Rheosmittia hypopharyngeal scales 8(1’) Procerci absent, or at most a vestigial tubercle present, or if without procerci but strong anal seta present, then without anal tubules and in marine habitat ........................................................... 9 (most genera that will key here are marine, terrestrial/semi-terrestrial or parasitic) no procerci, strong anal setae, but no anal tubules 8’ Procerci present, but may be reduced - if reduced then strong anal setae present ................... 21 (larvae found in a variety of habitats, but usually aquatic) reduced procerci but well procercus developed anal setae and anal tubules present 7.4 ORTHOCLADIINAE 9(8) S I plumose, palmate or fringed apically ........ 10 palmate S I plumose S I INTRODUCTION 9’ S I simple or bifid (if simple, may be weakly serrate simple S I laterally ........................................................... 13 bifid S I antennal blade 10(9) Antennal blade longer than flagellum ............. 11 10’ Antennal blade subequal to or shorter than flagellum ............... 12 S I 11(10) Pecten epipharyngis of 3 small scales; S I palmate .. ......................................................... Parasmittia pecten epipharyngis 11’ Pecten epipharyngis with about 6-8 teeth; S I coarsely S I pectinate ...................................... Antillocladius pecten epipharyngis ORTHOCLADIINAE 7.5 anal setae 12(10’) Marine; premandible apically simple; anal setae present ..................................... Clunio 12’ Not marine, but terrestrial or semi-aquatic; premandible apically bifid; no anal setae ............................... Smittia simple S I 13(9’) S I bifid ................................................ 14 13’ S I simple or weakly serrate laterally ..... 15 bifid S I 14(13) Anal claws and posterior parapods present, but occasionally claws absent and posterior parapods reduced; 1-3 weak anal setae present; premandible with brush .............. Pseudosmittia anal claws on reduced posterior parapod 14’ Anal claws, anal setae and posterior parapods absent; preman- dible without brush .................................... Camptocladius anal tubules 15(13’) Anal tubules long, with numerous constrictions, always longer than posterior parapods (if poste- rior parapods present - they may be absent); mandible with well developed seta interna .......... 16 seta interna anal tubules posterior parapod 7.6 ORTHOCLADIINAE 15’ Anal tubules absent or short and squat, shorter than or subequal to posterior parapods; mandible without seta interna ................................................................................................................. 18 INTRODUCTION posterior parapod anal tubule 16(15) Premandible simple; mandible with 2 inner teeth; mentum with single, wide median tooth; anal setae well developed .............................................................................. Georthocladius (in part) anal setae 16’ Premandible apically bifid; mandible with 3 inner teeth; mentum with weakly divided median tooth; anal setae developed or reduced (see anal setae figures in couplet 17) .............................. 17 reduced anal setae 17(16’) Anal setae reduced; antenna with short 4th segment .................... Georthocladius (in part) ORTHOCLADIINAE 7.7 17’ Anal setae well developed; antenna with long 4th segment .......................................... Doithrix anal setae 18(15’) Mentum without distinct median teeth, with 4-5 pairs of spine-like lateral teeth; antennae ex- tremely reduced; mandible with a subapical cluster of sharply pointed teeth; ectoparasitic on may- flies ...................................................................................................................... Symbiocladius 18’ Mentum with a distinct single or bifid median tooth, lateral teeth not spine-like; antennae not reduced as above; mandible with inner teeth not sharply pointed; free-living, semi-aquatic or ter- restrial ..................................................................................................................................... 19 19(18’) Mentum with single median tooth ...................................................................... Mesosmittia 7.8 ORTHOCLADIINAE 19’ Mentum with bifid median tooth (or 2 median teeth) ................................... 20 INTRODUCTION 20(19’) Posterior parapods appearing divided, anterior portion with claws, posterior portion bare; anal setae usually present and well developed .................................................... Gymnometriocnemus anal seta claws on anterior portion of parapod lateral view ventral view 20’ Posterior parapods not divided; anal setae usually absent, but may be present ........................... Bryophaenocladius posterior parapod anal tubule 21(8’) Procercus with one seta at least 1/4 as long as body ......................................................................... 22 21’ Procercus without such a long seta ........................................................................................ 24 22(21) Mentum with 6 pairs of sharply pointed lateral teeth and single median tooth with small median projection; premandible apically bifid; maxillary palp elongate .............................. Krenosmittia