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Posterior part of the opisthosoma angularly widened; lateral eyes on each side on a shared prosomal protrusion 2 |
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Different 3 |
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Colouration red-brown to grey-black; opisthosoma as fig.; mainly on shrubs. Pistius
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Bellmann 1997) |
 Habitus
(Braendegaard 1972a) |
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Colouration of males pale yellow to yellow-green, females white, yellowish or pink; often on flowers; habitus and eye position as fig. Thomisus
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  Habitus (Roberts 1985a) |
 Ocular area
(Bellmann 1997) |
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Prosoma and legs shiny brown-black; opisthosoma rounded like a lens, bright yellow, dorsally with variable black pattern Synema
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 Eyes, frontal view (Ono 1988) |
 Habitus (Roberts 1995) |
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Different 4 |
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The whole body covered with long off-standing hairs; colouration bright green (rarely bright yellow), sometimes prosoma with one, opisthosoma with 3 bright longitudinal stripes (colour bleaches in alcohol); habitus as fig. Heriaeus
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 Habitus
(Roberts 1995) |
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Different 5 |
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Anterior lateral eyes and posterior lateral eyes on a shared protrusion 6 |
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Anterior lateral eyes and posterior lateral eyes on separated protrusions 7 |
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Distance between anterior median eyes equals distance between posterior median eyes; colouration of male prosoma and legs brown-black, opisthosoma brighter; females mostly white or yellow, opisthosoma laterally sometimes with red or brown stripes; often couching on flowers Misumena
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  Habitus (Ono 1988) |
 Habitus (Ono 1988) |
 Habitus
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Distance between anterior median eyes is smaller than distance between posterior median eyes; colouration of prosoma and legs yellowish or green, male opisthosoma brown with bright medium stripe; female opisthosoma yellow-greenish with brown markings Ebrechtella
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 Habitus
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Opisthosoma elevated, posterior part wedge-shaped; brown-grey, adopted to bark Tmarus
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Bellmann 1997) |
 Habitus, lateral view
(Roberts 1995) |
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Different 8 |
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8
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A hump between the lateral eyes; habitus as fig. Runcinia
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 Habitus
(Roberts 1995) |
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Different 9 |
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Anterior eye row nearly straight; clypeus height equals one diameter of the anterior median eyes; body strongly flattened; colouration brown with fine yellowish pattern; under bark Coriarachne
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 Habitus
(Roberts 1995) |
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Anterior eye row clearly bent; clypeus height equals + 2 diameters of the anterior median eyes; body not remarkably flattened 10 |
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Prosoma and legs green (rarely reddish), colour bleaches in alcohol; opisthosoma creamy yellow, dorsally with brown pattern Diaea
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 Habitus
(Roberts 1995) |
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Colouration primarily yellow, brown, grey or black 11 |
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Width of the median eye quadrangle larger or equally its length; tibia I ventrally at least with 4 pairs of spines; body hairs always pointed; opisthosoma mostly with distinct dark pattern; body length of males 3-7 mm, of females 5 -10 mm; habitus as fig. Xysticus
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 Habitus
(Roberts 1995) |
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Width of the median eye quadrangle smaller than its length; tibia I ventrally with 2 pairs of spines; body hairs pointed or club-shaped; body length of males 2-4 mm, of females 3-6 mm; habitus as fig. Ozyptila
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 Habitus
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