Linyphiidae: Lepthyphantes

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Paracymbium serrated at posterior margin; pedipalp with large distal claw; scapus tongue-shaped

Midia midas (Simon, 1884)

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male Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
- Different

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Prosoma behind posterior median eyes with robust spur, at least as long as bristles on legs, reaching beyond head part anteriorly; male pedipalp and epigyne as fig.; body length ± 1.7 mm

Mughiphantes cornutus (Schenkel, 1927)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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male Pedipalp
(Thaler 1973b)
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male Pedipalp
(Thaler 1973b)
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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Thaler 1973b)
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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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female Epigyne/vulva
(Thaler 1973b)
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Prosoma, lateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
- Prosoma without spur, at most with a bristle; body length greater or equal 2.0mm (males sometimes slightly smaller, ca. 1.7 mm)

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Metatarsus I with more than one bristle

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- Metatarsus I with one bristle

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Metatarsus dorsally and laterally always with bristles; tibia and patella of male pedipalp dorsally with robust bristle, often spine-like on patella; embolus semicircular; scapus of epigyne large, often longer than wide

nebulosus-group

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
- Bristles on metatarsus mostly less pronounced; tibia and patella of male pedipalp dorsally with very thin bristle; embolus not semicircular; scapus small, as broad as long or broader than long

mughi-group

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male Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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Tibia I with ventral bristles

mughi-group

- Tibia I without ventral bristles

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Trichobothria on metatarsus I at 0.83-0.86; male pedipalp with dorsal hump on cymbium and long lamella

Obscuriphantes obscurus (Blackwall, 1841)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
- Trichobothria on metatarsus I at 0.12-0.31

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Opisthosoma black with metallic sheen, dorsally often with 2-4 pairs of bright white spots

keyserlingi-group

- Different

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Opisthosoma dorsally with a double row of light spots and light lateral stripes (often partly reduced), but always with light transverse stripe above spinnerets

tenuis-group

- Opisthosoma without or with indistinct spots, without lateral stripes

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Dorsal bristle on male pedipalp patella stouter than tibial bristle; terminal part of folded scapus pronounced, narrower than scapus, with depression

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- Dorsal bristle on male pedipalp patella weaker than tibial bristle; epigyne with scapus, without distinctly marked off terminal part

pallidus-Gruppe

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Male pedipalp with small lamella, simply pointed, with two tips or truncated; epigyne circular or anchor-shaped

mansuetus-group

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male Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
- Male pedipalp with large conspicuous lamella, mostly longer than cymbium and with several teeth; scapus of epigyne different but mostly with pronounced anterior part and lateral parts

angulatus-group

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Further species

Pedipalp and paracymbium as figs.; Lapland, Siberia

Decipiphantes decipiens (L. Koch, 1879)

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male Pedipalp
(Holm 1945)
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male Paracymbium
(Holm 1945)
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Lapland, Siberia

Flagelliphantes bergstromi (Schenkel, 1931)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Holm 1945)
Further taxa

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1. Lepthyphantes agnellus Maurer & Thaler, 1988

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Maurer & Thaler 1988)
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female Epigyne, posteroventral view
(Maurer & Thaler 1988)
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female Vulva
(Maurer & Thaler 1988)

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2. Lepthyphantes beckeri Wunderlich, 1973

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female Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1973b)
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female Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1973b)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1973b)
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female Epigyne, aboral view
(Wunderlich 1973b)
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female Vulva
(Wunderlich 1973b)

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3. Lepthyphantes bigerrensis Simon, 1929

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male Pedipalp
(Simon 1929)

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4. Lepthyphantes centromeroides Kulczyński, 1914

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male Pedipalp without bulbus
(Dumitrescu & Georgescu 1970)
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male Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Dumitrescu & Georgescu 1970)
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female Epigyne
(Dumitrescu & Georgescu 1970)
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female Epigyne/vulva
(Dumitrescu & Georgescu 1970)
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female Epigyne
(Fage 1931)

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5. Lepthyphantes christodeltshev van Helsdingen, 2009

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(van Helsdingen 2009a)
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male Radical complex
(van Helsdingen 2009a)
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male Lamella characteristica
(van Helsdingen 2009a)
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male Paracymbium
(van Helsdingen 2009a)
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female Epigyne, dorsal view
(van Helsdingen 2009a)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(van Helsdingen 2009a)

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6. Lepthyphantes corfuensis Wunderlich, 1995

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)
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male Paracymbium
(Wunderlich 1995c)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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7. Lepthyphantes corsicos Wunderlich, 1980

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male Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1980c)
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male Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1980c)

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8. Lepthyphantes cruentatus Tanasevitch, 1987

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male Pedipalp
(Tanasevitch 1990)
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female Epigyne
(Tanasevitch 1990)

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9. Lepthyphantes eleonorae Wunderlich, 1995

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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male Lamella characteristica
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)

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10. Lepthyphantes eugeni Roewer, 1942

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female Epigyne
(Simon 1929)

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11. Lepthyphantes fagei Machado, 1939

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male Pedipalp
(Hormiga & Ribera 1990)
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male Paracymbium
(Hormiga & Ribera 1990)
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female Epigyne/vulva
(Hormiga & Ribera 1990)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Hormiga & Ribera 1990)

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12. Lepthyphantes garganicus Caporiacco, 1951

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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Brignoli 1971b)
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female Epigyne
(Brignoli 1971b)
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female Vulva
(Brignoli 1971b)

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13. Lepthyphantes hamifer Simon, 1884

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male Pedipalp
(Simon 1929)
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female Epigyne
(Simon 1929)

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14. Lepthyphantes huberti Wunderlich, 1980

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male Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1980c)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1980c)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1980c)
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female Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1980c)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1980c)
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female Epigyne/vulva
(Wunderlich 1980c)

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15. Lepthyphantes luteipes (L. Koch, 1879)

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male Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1995d)
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male Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1995d)
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male Paracymbium
(Wunderlich 1995d)
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female Epigyne
(Holm 1973)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Holm 1973)

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16. Lepthyphantes magnesiae Brignoli, 1979

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1986c)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Thaler 1986c)
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male Paracymbium
(Thaler 1986c)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Thaler 1986c)
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female Epigyne, aboral view
(Thaler 1986c)
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female Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Brignoli 1979d)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Brignoli 1979d)

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17. Lepthyphantes opilio Simon, 1929

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male Pedipalp
(Simon 1929)
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female Epigyne
(Simon 1929)

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18. Lepthyphantes paoloi Wunderlich, 1995

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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male Lamella characteristica
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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male Paracymbium
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Vulva
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)
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female Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995a)

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19. Lepthyphantes todillus Simon, 1929

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male Pedipalp
(Simon 1929)
20. Lepthyphantes aegeus Caporiacco, 1948 distribution
21. Lepthyphantes albuloides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) distribution
22. Lepthyphantes balearicus Denis, 1961 distribution
23. Lepthyphantes beroni Deltshev, 1979 distribution
24. Lepthyphantes beshkovi Deltshev, 1979 distribution
25. Lepthyphantes bidentatus Hormiga & Ribera, 1990 distribution
26. Lepthyphantes brignolianus Deltshev, 1979 distribution
27. Lepthyphantes carlittensis Denis, 1952 distribution
28. Lepthyphantes centromeroides carpaticus Dumitrescu & Georgescu, 1970 distribution
29. Lepthyphantes constantinescui Georgescu, 1989 distribution
30. Lepthyphantes dilutus (Thorell, 1875) distribution
31. Lepthyphantes encaustus (Becker, 1879) distribution
32. Lepthyphantes gadesi Fage, 1931 distribution
33. Lepthyphantes ibericus Ribera, 1981 distribution
34. Lepthyphantes kratochvili Fage, 1945 distribution
35. Lepthyphantes leucopygus Denis, 1939 distribution
36. Lepthyphantes ligulifer Denis, 1952 distribution
37. Lepthyphantes meillonae Denis, 1953 distribution
38. Lepthyphantes messapicus Caporiacco, 1939 distribution
39. Lepthyphantes nitidior Simon, 1929 distribution
40. Lepthyphantes pannonicus Kolosvary, 1935 distribution
41. Lepthyphantes phallifer Fage, 1931 distribution
42. Lepthyphantes ritae Bosmans, 1985 distribution
43. Lepthyphantes sardous Gozo, 1908 distribution
44. Lepthyphantes tenerrimus Simon, 1929 distribution
45. Lepthyphantes thienemanni Schenkel, 1925 distribution
46. Lepthyphantes zaragozai Ribera, 1981 distribution