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Kwik-Key to Common Families of Coleoptera

Select "YES" or "NO" for your specimen:

Are the hind legs (especially the tarsi) flattened, tapered, and fringed with bristles that fold to aid in swimming?   Is the first abdominal segment completely divided by the hind coxae?

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