Key to Mississippi Genera of Capniidae

(Modified from Kirchner et al. unpublished and Stewart & Harper 1996)

1 Male wings reach beyond tip of abdomen; epiproct consists of asingle slender probe, usually projecting dorsad between cerci (Fig. 54); male tergum 8 without dorsal process (Fig. 53); cerci with less than 11 segments; female subgenital plate subterminal in position on sternum 8 and with a transverse bar‐ shaped sclerite located distal to plate (Fig.66) …………….… Nemocapnia

1’ Malewings not reachingtip of abdomen; epiproct consists of dorsal and ventral arms oriented horizontally over tip of abdomen (Fig. 5); tergum 8 with dorsal process (Fig. 7); cerci with more than 11 segments; female subgenital plate in terminal position on sternum 8 (Fig. 63), transverse bar‐ shaped sclerite absent (Fig. 63) ……....…………………………………… Allocapnia