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The Specimen

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GONZOOctober 8th, 2006, 6:56 pm
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"Bear Swamp," PA

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This is a member of the Taeniopterygidae--the first and second tarsal segments are about equal in length.
TroutnutOctober 8th, 2006, 8:54 pm
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Bellevue, WA

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Thanks for catching the mistake. I'm not sure why I called it Capniidae -- probably the size. I think it was very small, but it's kind of hard to remember that many bugs ago.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

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