Kwik-Key to Insect Orders

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

A. Median caudal filament (arrow) is longer than lateral cerci. Body is round in cross-section.

A: Order Archeognatha

B. Cerci and median caudal filament are similar in length. Body is relatively flat in cross-section.

B: Order Zygentoma

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