Linyphiidae: Micrargus Dahl, 1886

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Males

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- Females

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Tibial apophysis with long, rounded process, with tubercles (four similar species, difficult to distinguish)

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- Tibial apophysis without long process

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A large, long tooth on embolic base

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- Tooth on embolic base angled or hardly developed

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Tooth on embolic base tapering into a tip, surrounding membranous border large; tibial apophysis as fig.

Micrargus apertus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)

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Tooth on embolic base with rounded tip, surrounding membranous border small; tibial apophysis as fig.

Micrargus georgescuae Millidge, 1976

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Tooth on embolic base weakly developed, surrounding border robust; tibial apophysis as fig.

Micrargus herbigradus (Blackwall, 1854)

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Tooth on embolic base angled, surrounding border weakly developed

Micrargus alpinus Relys & Weiss, 1997

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Paracymbium with long, basally directed process

Micrargus subaequalis (Westring, 1851)

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Paracymbium with short, basally directed process

Micrargus laudatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881)

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Anterior epigynal margin backwardly tapering into a tip

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- Anterior epigynal margin very broadly bulged and directed backwardly

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Epigyne anteriorly distinctly wider than posteriorly

Micrargus subaequalis (Westring, 1851)

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Epigyne anteriorly slightly narrower than posteriorly

Micrargus laudatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881)

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Posterior border of anterior epigynal margin straight

Micrargus georgescuae Millidge, 1976

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- Different

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Epigyne with distinct hump in lateral view

Micrargus alpinus Relys & Weiss, 1997

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- Different

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Vulva as fig.

Micrargus apertus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)

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Epigyne and vulva as figs.

Micrargus herbigradus (Blackwall, 1854)

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Further taxa

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1. Micrargus cupidon (Simon, 1913)

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2. Micrargus dissimilis Denis, 1950

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3. Micrargus pervicax (Denis, 1947)