Gnaphosidae: Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804

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Colouration dark brown-red to black-brown with yellowish coxae and femora I-IV

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- Coxa and femora I-IV darker

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Male pedipalp with short and robust spines on femur and tibia; epigynal groove with conspicuous transverse folds

Gnaphosa bicolor (Hahn, 1833)

- Different

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Tibial apophysis short; Epigyne as fig.

Gnaphosa modestior Kulczyński, 1897

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Tibial apophysis long; Epigyne with bar-like protruding corners on posterior margin

Gnaphosa alpica Simon, 1878

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Males

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Embolic base (partly) covered by bulbus

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- Embolic base visible

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Bulbus with stout thorn, directed toward dorsal side

Gnaphosa leporina (L. Koch, 1866)

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Bulbus with small thorn

Gnaphosa petrobia L. Koch, 1872

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Bulbus distally with 2 hook-shaped apophyses

Gnaphosa microps Holm, 1939

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- Bulbus distally with one apophysis

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Distal apophysis hook-shaped

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- Distal apophysis not hook-shaped

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Embolus long and whip-shaped with robust, bent apophysis (can be broken off)

Gnaphosa muscorum (L. Koch, 1866)

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- Embolus different

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Embolus stout, occupies ± the whole inner side of cymbium

Gnaphosa lucifuga (Walckenaer, 1802)

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- Embolus occupies < 1/2 of inner side of cymbium

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Embolic base with rectangular process

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- Different

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Embolus slightly bent, its base almost at the same level as base of hook-shaped apophysis

Gnaphosa tigrina Simon, 1878

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Embolus ± straight, its base more distant from apophysis

Gnaphosa opaca Herman, 1879

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Embolic base with longish process

Gnaphosa rhenana Müller & Schenkel, 1895

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Embolic base without process

Gnaphosa montana (L. Koch, 1866)

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Embolus broad and stout

Gnaphosa badia (L. Koch, 1866)

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- Embolus slender, with whip-like tip

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Base of distal apophysis angularly bent or with step

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Base of distal apophysis not angularly bent or without step

Gnaphosa lugubris (C. L. Koch, 1839)

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Base of distal apophysis angularly bent

Gnaphosa nigerrima L. Koch, 1877

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Base of distal apophysis with a step

Gnaphosa lapponum (L. Koch, 1866)

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Scapus weakly developed

Gnaphosa nigerrima L. Koch, 1877

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- Scapus distinctly developed

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Epigynal margins with bar-like protrusions

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- Epigynal margins also with pocket-like infoldings

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Scapus wider than long

Gnaphosa muscorum (L. Koch, 1866)

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- Scapus longer than wide

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Scapus almost reaching to epigynal margin

Gnaphosa leporina (L. Koch, 1866)

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- Scapus shorter

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Lateral epigynal margins outwardly bent

Gnaphosa badia (L. Koch, 1866)

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Lateral epigynal margins bent, but not outwardly bent

Gnaphosa petrobia L. Koch, 1872

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Scapus very broad, touching bar like protrusions of lateral epigynal margins

Gnaphosa lucifuga (Walckenaer, 1802)

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- Scapus not touching lateral protrusions

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Ridges of cuticular fold outwardly bent anteriorly

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- Different

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Scapus not reaching beyond the middle part of epigyne

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Scapus longer

Gnaphosa rhenana Müller & Schenkel, 1895

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Epigyne more roundish

Gnaphosa opaca Herman, 1879

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Epigyne laterally more edged

Gnaphosa lugubris (C. L. Koch, 1839)

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Scapus reaching 1/3 of epigynal length

Gnaphosa lapponum (L. Koch, 1866)

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- Scapus longer

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Lateral epigynal margins angularly bent

Gnaphosa montana (L. Koch, 1866)

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- Different

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Epigynal groove almost circular

Gnaphosa tigrina Simon, 1878

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Different; Epigyne and vulva as figs.

Gnaphosa microps Holm, 1939

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Further taxa

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1. Gnaphosa alacris Simon, 1878

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2. Gnaphosa artaensis Wunderlich, 2011

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3. Gnaphosa atramentaria Simon, 1878

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4. Gnaphosa azerbaidzhanica Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003

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5. Gnaphosa balearicola Strand, 1942

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6. Gnaphosa basilicata Simon, 1882

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7. Gnaphosa betpaki Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Song, 1992

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8. Gnaphosa bithynica Kulczyński, 1903

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9. Gnaphosa cantabrica Simon, 1914

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10. Gnaphosa caucasica Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Song, 1992

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11. Gnaphosa corticola Simon, 1914

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12. Gnaphosa cumensis Ponomarev, 1981

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13. Gnaphosa cyrenaica (Caporiacco, 1949)

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14. Gnaphosa deserta Ponomarev & Dvadnenko, 2011

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15. Gnaphosa dolanskyi Řezáč, Růžička, Oger & Řezáčová, 2018

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16. Gnaphosa dolosa Herman, 1879

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17. Gnaphosa donensis Ponomarev, 2015

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18. Gnaphosa fallax Herman, 1879

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19. Gnaphosa haarlovi Denis, 1958

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20. Gnaphosa halophila Esyunin & Efimik, 1997

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21. Gnaphosa iberica Simon, 1878

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22. Gnaphosa inconspecta Simon, 1878

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23. Gnaphosa jucunda Thorell, 1875

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24. Gnaphosa licenti Schenkel, 1953

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25. Gnaphosa limbata Strand, 1900

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26. Gnaphosa lonai Caporiacco, 1949

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27. Gnaphosa lucifuga minor Nosek, 1905

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28. Gnaphosa mandschurica Schenkel, 1963

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29. Gnaphosa mcheidzeae Mikhailov, 1998

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30. Gnaphosa moesta Thorell, 1875

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31. Gnaphosa mongolica Simon, 1895

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32. Gnaphosa muscorum gaunitzi Tullgren, 1955

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33. Gnaphosa nordlandica Strand, 1900

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34. Gnaphosa norvegica Strand, 1900

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35. Gnaphosa occidentalis Simon, 1878

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36. Gnaphosa oceanica Simon, 1878

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37. Gnaphosa ogeri Lecigne, 2018

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38. Gnaphosa orites Chamberlin, 1922

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39. Gnaphosa pilosa Savelyeva, 1972

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40. Gnaphosa porrecta Strand, 1900

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41. Gnaphosa prosperi Simon, 1878

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42. Gnaphosa pseashcho Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Song, 1992

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43. Gnaphosa rufula (L. Koch, 1866)

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44. Gnaphosa saurica Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Song, 1992

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45. Gnaphosa secreta Simon, 1878

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46. Gnaphosa steppica Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Song, 1992

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47. Gnaphosa sticta Kulczyński, 1908

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48. Gnaphosa stoliczkai O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885

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49. Gnaphosa stussineri Simon, 1885

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50. Gnaphosa taurica Thorell, 1875

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51. Gnaphosa tetrica Simon, 1878

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52. Gnaphosa ukrainica Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Song, 1992

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53. Gnaphosa zeugitana Pavesi, 1880