Species 3h. C. decorus group

Larva a medium sized plumosus-type; ventral tubules about equal length.    Gular region dark, frontoclypeus pale.    Mentum with somewhat rounded teeth; centre tooth relatively narrow, top rounded; side teeth moderately seperated.

Cytology : 4 pairs of chromosomes with the thummi arm combination AB, CD, EF, G.
Arm G relatively short and thick with a sub-terminal nucleolus near one end and a Balbiani ring near the other followed by a definite constriction and dark bands; commonly only paired at the nucleolus.    Arm B with a nucleolus just near the centre of the arm, also with a bulb near the end of the arm.    Polymorphism at least in arm F.

Found: New Brunswick - Kouchibouguac National Park.
            Ontario - Copanspin Farm, Dunrobin, Carleton Co.

            Pools and rivers.

See also    C. bifurcatus,    C. sp. b,    C. sp. c,    C. sp. j,    C. sp. 2a,    C. sp. 2b,    C. decorus gp. sp. 2,    C. decorus Joh.,    C. sp. 3i,    C. sp. 3j,    C. harpi,    C. 'blaylocki',    C. decorus R & F.,    C. mozleyi,    C. winneli.

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