156a (155a).    Metasternum with a distinct transverse suture demarking a triangular antecoxal

                       suture..........................................................................................………........................................... 157

 

 

156b.    Metasternum without a transverse suture or antecoxal sclerite; body smooth and hard;

             hind legs flattened and fringed with long hairs (Figs.A-C) (predators of aquatic

 arthropods).....................................................................…..................…..........( Coleoptera)  Dytiscidae

 

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                              A                                             B                                      C