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Kwik-Key to Insect Orders

Select "A", "B", or "C" for your specimen:

A.   Two or three long filaments or gills are present at the end of the abdomen.

A


B.   Stout, forceps-like cerci (pincers) are present at the end of the abdomen.

B: Order Dermaptera


C.   Only a pair of short, segmented cerci are present at the end of the abdomen.

C


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