Araneidae: Gibbaranea Archer, 1951

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Median apophysis of male pedipalp small, its basal part not stepped; Scapus of epigyne overlapping the lateral parts in their full length

Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802)

- Median apophysis of male pedipalp massive and with distinctly stepped base; Scapus overlaps the lateral parts posteriorly only little

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Opisthosomal tubercles directed laterally, anteriorly dark brown, posteriorly lighter; male pedipalp with median apophysis; epigyne as fig.

Gibbaranea bituberculata (Walckenaer, 1802)

- Opisthosomal tubercles directed upwards, not distinctly bicoloured

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Median apophysis of male pedipalp distinctly bipartite at base; lateral epigynal parts drop-shaped, its inner margins ± parallel

Gibbaranea ullrichi (Hahn, 1835)

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Median apophysis of male pedipalp basally not distinctly bipartite; lateral epigynal parts narrow, its inner margins distinctly diverging

Gibbaranea omoeda (Thorell, 1870)

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1. Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner, 2016