Six eyes in 2 groups

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Eight eyes

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Pale, only light brown mark medially on prosoma; male bulb with long process (longer than embolus) at right angle to embolus, posterior epigynal plate without pockets

Spermophora

Usually with vivid pattern on prosoma and opisthosoma, male bulb with short process (shorter than embolus) close to embolus, posterior epigynal plate with pair of pockets

Spermophorides

Prosoma evenly domed, without median furrow or pit

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Prosoma with median furrow or pit

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Small species (body length 3 mm) with globose opisthosoma, procursus (= paracymbium) of the male palp with long dorsal process, female genitalia with frontal arc-shaped structure visible through cuticle

Micropholcus

Larger species (body length 5-9 mm) with cylindrical opisthosoma. Anterior median eyes between the anterior lateral eyes; head part slightly elevated

Pholcus

Small species (body length 3 mm), prosoma with median furrow

Psilochorus

Larger (body length 5-10 mm), prosoma with median pit

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Opisthosoma higher than long

Artema

Opisthosoma longer than high

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Legs with many small black spots/lines

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Legs without small black spots/lines

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Opisthosoma pointed dorso-posteriorly, male chelicerae with two pairs of frontal apophyses

Crossopriza

Opisthosoma rounded dorso-posteriorly, male chelicerae with single pair of frontal apophyses

Holocnemus

Male chelicerae frontally with many modified (club-shaped) hairs

Stygopholcus

Male chelicerae frontally with apophyses provided with 1-3 modified hairs each

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Male femora 1 with ventral spines, epigynum roughly triangular

Hoplopholcus

Male femora 1 without spines, epigynum roughly rectangular

Smeringopus