Araneidae: Zygiella

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Paracymbium triangular with distally directed, rounded tip; epigyne bordered by broad chitinous wall

Paracymbium different; epigyne with scapus

Bulbus distally with large, hook-shaped apophysis; epigyne greater or equal than 2 times as wide as long

Pedipalp (Wiehle 1931)	Pedipalp, ventral view (Roberts 1995)	Pedipalp (Pesarini unpubl.)
Epigyne (Pesarini unpubl.)	Epigyne (Roberts 1995)	Epigyne (Wiehle 1931)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Wiehle 1931)

Bulbus distally without hook-shaped apophysis; epigyne < 2 times as wide as long

Tibia of male pedipalp > 4 times as long as wide; epigynal groove clearly visible

Zygiella atrica (C. L. Koch, 1845)

Pedipalp, ventral view (Wiehle 1931)	Pedipalp (Roberts 1995)	Pedipalp (Wiehle 1931)
Epigyne (Roberts 1995)	Epigyne (Locket & Millidge 1953)	Epigyne (Wiehle 1931)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

Tibia of male pedipalp only slightly longer than wide; epigynal groove covered by thick chitinous bulges

Paracymbium lobed; bulbus with 2 very large and projecting apophyses; scapus of epigyne ± parallel-sided

Paracymbium broadly truncated distally; bulbal apophyses only slightly projecting; epigyne with broad triangular scapus

Pedipalp (Loksa 1972)	Pedipalp, ventral view (Wiehle 1931)	Epigyne (Wiehle 1931)
Epigyne (Loksa 1972)	Habitus (Loksa 1972)	Habitus (Wiehle 1931)

Further taxa

1.	Zygiella keyserlingi (Ausserer, 1871)	distribution
2.	Zygiella x-notata chelata (Franganillo, 1909)	distribution
3.	Zygiella x-notata percechelata (Franganillo, 1909)	distribution