Key to northern European Ctenopelmatinae
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Key in early stages of development. Use with care!
This key covers the genera of Ctenopelmatinae known to occur in northern Europe. It is mainly based on the descriptions provided by Bob Wharton at The Wharton Lab, though Townes (1970) functions as the backbone. It is worth noting that Wharton's descriptions are not perfect. He often focuses on the Nearctic fauna and sometimes underestimate the variation within genera. I've improved the data with personal observations where possible, but further work is needed until it is completely satisfactory.
The current number of steps isn't always enough, so there might be cases where you must use other sources to distinguish similar genera. More steps will hopefully be added in the future.
If you find any errors, please contact me. Illustrations will be added eventually.