1.         Tibial fine fringe setae sparse and about half as long as median outer marginal seta . .             . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

            Tibial fine fringe more abundant and about as long as median out marginal setae . . .             . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sweltsa onkos (not in Ohio)

2.         Metanotal wingpads with less than five intercalary setae . . . . . . . Sweltsa hoffmani

            Metanotal wingpads with at least 10 intercalary setae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.         Longest cercal setae on ca. segment 12 subequal in length to two cercal segments. . .             . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweltsa lateralis

            Longest cercal setae about as long as 1.5 cercal segments. . . Sweltsa pocahontas*

*not reported in Ohio

 

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Stoneflies of Ohio

Key to the Species of Ohio Sweltsa Nymphs

(Modified from Stark, Kondratieff, Kirchner &Steward, 2011)