The six larval instars of Stegopterna mutata (Malloch) and seven larval instars of Simulium vittatum Zetterstedt can be definitively separated by differences in postgenal length, body length, and number of primary cephalic fan rays. Counts of the number of rows of hooks and hooks/row in the anal circlet were inconclusive in separating all instars of either species.
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