Linyphiidae: Meioneta
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Metatarsus I and II dorsally with a projecting bristle; male pedipalp with large flat paracymbium and typical lamella characteristica; epigyne with triangular median plate, straightly truncated posteriorly Meioneta innotabilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1863) |
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| - | Metatarsus I and II without dorsal bristle | |||||||||||||
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Tibia I-II with one lateral bristle | |||||||||||||
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Lamella characteristica very broad, distally concave; tibial apophysis as fig. Meioneta affinis (Kulczyński, 1898)
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Male pedipalp with conspicuous tibial apophysis | |||||||||||||
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Male pedipalp without conspicuous tibial apophysis; lamella characteristica long and narrow, finely serrated distally Meioneta mollis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1871)
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Tibial apophysis large and pointed; lamella characteristica broad, strongly rounded distally Meioneta simplicitarsis (Simon, 1884)
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Tibia with a rounded and a pointed apophysis; lamella characteristica as fig.; paracymbium with a protruding edge Meioneta orites (Thorell, 1875)
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| - | Tibial apophysis small, bent and distally rounded | |||||||||||||
| 8 (7)
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Tibial apophysis bent; lamella characteristica less distinctly angularly bent, often only slightly bent; paracymbium with 2 small stout hooks Meioneta saxatilis (Blackwall, 1844)
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Tibial apophysis less bent; lamella characteristica almost rectangularly bent or curved Meioneta mossica Schikora, 1993
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Lamella characteristica of male pedipalp distally with stout prongs, near base without process | |||||||||||||
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Lamella characteristica long and broad, distally with 2 conspicuously long prongs; tibia with rounded apophysis Meioneta fuscipalpa (C. L. Koch, 1836)
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Lamella characteristica very broad, distally with several equally large prongs Meioneta nigripes (Simon, 1884)
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| 11 (9) |
Lamella characteristica near its base with jagged or pointed process | |||||||||||||
| - | Lamella characteristica without basal process | |||||||||||||
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Basal process of lamella characteristica with simple tip Meioneta equestris (L. Koch, 1881)
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Basal process of lamella characteristica broad and jagged Meioneta gulosa (L. Koch, 1869)
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Lateral margins of lamella characteristica almost parallel Meioneta ressli Wunderlich, 1973
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Due to a narrower lamella characteristica a further, very similar species is distinguished; female unknown Meioneta alpica (Tanasevitch, 2000) |
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Lamella characteristica strongly broadened in the middle, distally tapering; tibial apophysis as fig. Meioneta rurestris (C. L. Koch, 1836)
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| 14 (2) |
Tibia I and II with one lateral bristle | |||||||||||||
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Scapus of epigyne square Meioneta affinis (Kulczyński, 1898)
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| 16 (15)
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Scapus of epigyne very broad with large caudal projection Meioneta orites (Thorell, 1875)
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Epigyne very broad, with 3 parts posteriorly | |||||||||||||
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Epigyne with strongly tapering scapus Meioneta mollis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1871)
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| 18 (17)
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Anterior epigynal margin simply arcuate Meioneta simplicitarsis (Simon, 1884)
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| 19 (18)
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Epigyne and vulva as figs. Meioneta mossica Schikora, 1993
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Anterior epigynal margin distinctly indented medially Meioneta saxatilis (Blackwall, 1844)
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| 20 (14) |
All segements of female pedipalp strongly pigmented | |||||||||||||
| - | Female pedipalp only distal segments more strongly pigmented Females of following species are very difficult to distinguish. A relatively reliable character is the colouration of the legs |
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| 21 (20)
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Epigyne as fig.; legs slightly pigmented, middle brown Meioneta fuscipalpa (C. L. Koch, 1836)
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Epigyne as fig.; legs strongly pigmented, almost black Meioneta nigripes (Simon, 1884)
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| 22 (20) |
Receptacula seminis longish or kidney-shaped | |||||||||||||
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Epigyne as fig.; receptacula seminis longish Meioneta equestris (L. Koch, 1881)
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Epigyne as fig.; receptacula seminis kidney-shaped Meioneta gulosa (L. Koch, 1869)
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Epigyne as fig.; receptacula seminis globular Meioneta ressli Wunderlich, 1973
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Epigyne and vulva as figs. Meioneta rurestris (C. L. Koch, 1836)
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Pedipalp
Epigyne
| 1. Meioneta brusnewi (Kulczyński, 1908) |
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| 2. Meioneta mesasiatica (Tanasevitch, 2000) |
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| 3. Meioneta milleri Thaler, Buchar & Kurka, 1997 |
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| 4. Meioneta pseudorurestris (Wunderlich, 1980) |
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| 5. Meioneta pseudosaxatilis (Tanasevitch, 1984) |
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| 6. Meioneta punctata (Wunderlich, 1995) |
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| 7. Meioneta ripariensis (Tanasevitch, 1984) |
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| 8. Meioneta similis (Kulczyński, 1926) |
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| 9. | Meioneta birulai (Kulczyński, 1908) | distribution |
| 10. | Meioneta levii (Tanasevitch, 1984) | distribution |
| 11. | Meioneta nigripes nivicola (Simon, 1929) | distribution |
| 12. | Meioneta resima (L. Koch, 1881) | distribution |
| 13. | Meioneta rufidorsa Denis, 1961 | distribution |
| 14. | Meioneta saaristoi (Tanasevitch, 2000) | distribution |