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1. All Veliidae genera can be distinguished using male bugs. The following genera CANNOT be distinguished using female bugs; Tarsoveloides, Microvelopsis and macropterous forms of Microvelia. Males are usually distinguished from females by the presence of a distal grasping comb (GC) - a row of minute stout hairs - on each fore tibia. Male genital segments are usually large, where the female segments are usually more compact.
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-All tarsi (Ta) 3-segmented; mid tarsus deeply cleft, with swimming fan arising from base of cleft Distribution: N Qld
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-Tarsi 2-segmented, at most; mid tarsi (Ta) not deeply cleft, without swimming fan
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