Eresidae: Eresus Walckenaer, 1805

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 Male pedipalp as fig.; conductor distally short and blunt, distal furrow shallow; legs III and IV in males with red hairs; vulva anteriorly broad; copulatory openings strongly lobed

Eresus kollari Rossi, 1846
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Ratschker & Bellmann 1995)

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male Pedipalp
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)
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male Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)

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male Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)

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male Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Conductor
(Roberts 1998)

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male Habitus
(Loksa 1969)
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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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female Vulva
(Ratschker & Bellmann 1995)

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female Vulva
(Roberts 1998)
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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)

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Prosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Spinnerets
(Loksa 1969)
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Spinnerets
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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Spinnerets and cribellum, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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 Male pedipalp as fig.; conductor distally long and pointed, distal furrow deep; legs III and IV in males without red hairs; vulva anteriorly narrow; copulatory openings hardly lobed

Eresus sandaliatus (Martini & Goeze, 1778)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Ratschker & Bellmann 1995)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)

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male Conductor
(Roberts 1998)
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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)

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female Vulva
(Ratschker & Bellmann 1995)

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female Vulva
(Roberts 1998)

Further taxa

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1. Eresus albopictus Simon, 1873
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Habitus, dorsal view
(Simon 1873b)

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2. Eresus elhennawyi Řezáč, Vaněk & Střeštík, 2023
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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)
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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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female Epigyne
(El-Hennawy 2016)

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female Epigyne
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)
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female Epigyne
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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female Epigyne
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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female Epigyne
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2023b)

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3. Eresus hermani Kovács, Prazsák, Eichardt, Vári & Gyurkovics, 2015
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male Pedipalp in detail, ventral view
(Kovács et al. 2015)

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male Pedipalp in detail, lateral view
(Kovács et al. 2015)

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male Pedipalp in detail, apical view
(Kovács et al. 2015)
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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Kovács et al. 2015)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Kovács et al. 2015)

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female Vulva
(Kovács et al. 2015)

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4. Eresus kollari frontalis Latreille, 1817
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female Epigyne
(Bacelar 1936)

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female Prosoma, frontal view
(Dufour 1820)

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female Gnathocoxa, ventral view
(Dufour 1820)
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female Chelicera
(Dufour 1820)

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female Habitus, dorsal view
(Dufour 1820)

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5. Eresus kollari ignicomis Simon, 1914
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Simon 1873b)

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6. Eresus kollari latefasciatus Simon, 1911
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7. Eresus kollari tricolor Simon, 1873
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Simon 1873b)

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female Habitus, dorsal view
(Simon 1873b)

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8. Eresus lavrosii Mcheidze, 1997
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Mcheidze 1997)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Conductor, prolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Conductor, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)
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male Conductor, ventral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Mcheidze 1997)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Mcheidze 1997)
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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Habitus, lateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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9. Eresus moravicus Řezáč, 2008
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2021)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2021)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2021)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Yanul et al. 2022)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Yanul et al. 2022)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Yanul et al. 2022)

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male Conductor, retrolateral view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)

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male Conductor, posterior view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)
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male Conductor, retrolateral view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)

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male Conductor, posterior view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Řezáč et al. 2008a)
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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2008a)

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male Habitus, lateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Yanul et al. 2022)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Řezáč et al. 2008a)

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female Epigyne
(Naumova & Deltshev 2021)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Řezáč et al. 2008a)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2021)

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female Habitus, dorso-frontal view
(Yanul et al. 2022)

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10. Eresus pharaonis Walckenaer, 1837
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female Epigyne
(El-Hennawy 2004b)

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female Epigyne
(El-Hennawy 2004b)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(El-Hennawy 2004b)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(El-Hennawy 2004b)

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11. Eresus robustus Franganillo, 1918
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12. Eresus rotundiceps Simon, 1873
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13. Eresus ruficapillus C. L. Koch, 1846
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female Habitus
(C. L. Koch 1846)

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14. Eresus sedilloti Simon, 1881
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male Pedipalp, lateral view
(Bacelar 1936)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bacelar 1936)

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male Bulbus
(Hoyas & Ferrández 2023)
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male Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Bacelar 1936)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Hoyas & Ferrández 2023)

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15. Eresus solitarius Simon, 1873
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male Pedipalp, lateral view
(Bacelar 1936)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bacelar 1936)

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16. Eresus walckenaeri Brullé, 1832
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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Miller et al. 2012)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Miller et al. 2012)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2020b)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Miller et al. 2012)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Miller et al. 2012)

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17. Eresus walckenaeri moerens C. L. Koch, 1846
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female Habitus
(C. L. Koch 1846)