Linyphiidae: Gonatium Menge, 1868
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 Pedipalp with strongly thickened femur, with conical hump and small spines

Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
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male Prosoma, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

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male Tibia I
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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male Tibia I
(Roberts 1987)
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 Pedipalp with strongly thickened patella

Gonatium rubellum (Blackwall, 1841)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)

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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)

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male Prosoma, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

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male Tibia I
(Roberts 1987)
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 Tibial apophysis large, distally pointed, median tooth approx. as long as basally wide

Gonatium paradoxum (L. Koch, 1869)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1987)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket et al. 1974)

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male Palpal tibia
(Locket et al. 1974)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)

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male Tibia I
(Roberts 1987)
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male Tibia and metatarsus I
(Locket et al. 1974)
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 Tibial apophysis large, distally rounded, median tooth distinctly longer than basally wide

Gonatium hilare (Thorell, 1875)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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 Epigyne in anterior part with transverse fold

Gonatium paradoxum (L. Koch, 1869)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)

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female Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
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 Epigyne around copulatory opening more strongly sclerotised

Gonatium rubellum (Blackwall, 1841)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
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 Median epigynal plate transverse oval

Gonatium hilare (Thorell, 1875)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)

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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)

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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
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 Median epigynal plate longish

Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

Further taxa

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1. Gonatium biimpressum Simon, 1884
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male Pedipalp
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Denis 1966b)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Millidge 1981b)
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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Denis 1966b)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Denis 1966b)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Millidge 1981b)
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female Vulva
(Millidge 1981b)

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2. Gonatium cappadocium Millidge, 1981
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Vulva
(Millidge 1981b)

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3. Gonatium dayense Simon, 1884
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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 2007)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Morano et al. 2021)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Morano et al. 2021)

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male Embolic division, mesal view
(Bosmans 2007)
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male Palpal spur, dorsal view
(Bosmans 2007)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Leg I, lateral view
(Bosmans 2007)
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female Epigyne
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Epigyne
(Bosmans 2007)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Millidge 1981b)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Bosmans 2007)

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4. Gonatium ensipotens (Simon, 1882)
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male Pedipalp
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Palpal tibia
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Epigyne
(Millidge 1981b)
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female Vulva
(Millidge 1981b)

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5. Gonatium geniculosum Simon, 1918
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Millidge 1981b)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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6. Gonatium nemorivagum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Millidge 1981b)
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male Eyes, dorsal view
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Epigyne
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Vulva
(Millidge 1981b)

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7. Gonatium occidentale Simon, 1918
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male Pedipalp
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 2007)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Morano et al. 2021)
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male Embolic division, mesal view
(Bosmans 2007)

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male Cymbium
(Millidge 1981b)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Bosmans 2007)
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female Epigyne
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans 2007)

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female Epigyne
(Morano et al. 2021)
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female Vulva
(Millidge 1981b)

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female Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans 2007)

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8. Gonatium orientale Fage, 1931
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Deltshev 1985a)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Deltshev 1985a)

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male Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Deltshev 1985a)
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female Vulva
(Deltshev 1985a)

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9. Gonatium strugaense Drensky, 1929
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male Pedipalp
(Drensky 1929)

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male Pedipalp
(Drensky 1929)

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male Bulbal apophysis
(Drensky 1929)
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female Epigyne/vulva
(Drensky 1929)