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Athericidae

 

Key Characters

"Snipe flies." Head usually deeply withdrawn into thorax.All abdominal segments w/ paired spiney prolegs & dorsal and lateral pseudopods. Posterior end w/ pair of fringed filaments (look like antennae).

Tolerance 2
Distribution CA