Araneidae: Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934

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Prosoma dorsally unicoloured light brown or red-brown

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- Prosoma dorsally on margins, as well as posterior border of head region, with white stripes consisting of light hairs

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Ends of median apophysis of male palp narrow; epigyne with narrow scapus; opisthosoma with pronounced pattern

Larinioides cornutus (Clerck, 1757)

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In dry localities, distinguishable from cornutus by the shape of median apophysis and a further large apophysis, its margin serrated (in cornutus smaller and round); females: shape of lateral epigynal parts and ± rectangular median plate in posterior view (in cornutus circular)

Larinioides suspicax (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)

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Ends of median apophysis of male pedipalp massive; epigynal scapus drop-shaped

Larinioides patagiatus (Clerck, 1757)

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Body grey to grey-brown; opisthosoma dorsally with pronounced, white margined pattern; male pedipalp and epigyne as figs.

Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1757)

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Body red-brown; opisthosoma flat, dorsal pattern only hinted; male pedipalp and epigyne as figs.

Larinioides ixobolus (Thorell, 1873)