Thomisidae: Xysticus C. L. Koch, 1835

In case you find an error or have a specific suggestion, please follow this link: click
1
Males

  2  

- Females

  22  

2
(1)
Median bulbal apophysis T-shaped; ventral tibial apophysis broadly truncated

  3  

- Different

  5  

3
(2)

world

add

cp

Tip of embolus broad, flanked by 2 wing-like structures which are transparent distally

Xysticus macedonicus Šilhavý, 1944

female

- Embolic tip different

  4  

4
(3)

world

add

cp

Basal part of T-shaped bulbal apophysis longer than wide

Xysticus cristatus (Clerck, 1757)

female

-

world

add

cp

Basal part of T-shaped bulbal apophysis ± as long as wide

Xysticus audax (Schrank, 1803)

female

5
(2)
At least one bulbal apophysis robust, transverse to longitudinal bulbal axis, approx. 1/2 of bulbus width

  6  

- Different

  11  

6
(5)

world

add

cp

Median bulbal apophysis with 2 tips, arranged rectangularly

Xysticus luctator L. Koch, 1870

female

- Different

  7  

7
(6)

world

add

cp

Both bulbal apophyses ± parallel and equal in length, pointed

Xysticus bifasciatus C. L. Koch, 1837

female

- Bulbal apophysis different

  8  

8
(7)
Bulbus with two transverse apophysis

  9  

- Bulbus with one transverse apophysis

  10  

9
(8)

world

add

cp

Bulbal apophysis slightly bent toward each other, pliers-like

Xysticus kochi Thorell, 1872

female

-

world

add

cp

One bulbal apophysis hammer-shaped

Xysticus obscurus Collett, 1877

female

10
(8)

world

add

cp

Bulbal apophysis as fig.

Xysticus erraticus (Blackwall, 1834)

female

-

world

add

cp

Both bulbal apophyses pointing in opposite direction

Xysticus viduus Kulczyński, 1898

female

11
(5)
Bulbus medially with 2 short, robust apophyses, directing pliers-like toward each other

  12  

- Bulbus without such apophysis

  13  

12
(11)

world

add

cp

Both pliers-like apophyses bent

Xysticus ulmi (Hahn, 1831)

female

-

world

add

cp

Only one of these apophyses bent

Xysticus lanio C. L. Koch, 1835

female

13
(11)

world

add

cp

Tip of embolus strikingly broad and with transverse folds

Spiracme striatipes (L. Koch, 1870)

female

- Different

  14  

14
(13)
Lateral tibial apophysis with pointed ending

  15  

- Lateral tibial apophysis rounded

  19  

15
(14)

world

add

cp

Tip of lateral tibial apophysis strikingly narrow and elongated

Xysticus lineatus (Westring, 1851)

female

- Different

  16  

16
(15)
Lateral tibial apophysis ± triangular

  17  

- Lateral tibial apophysis with ± parallel sides

  18  

17
(16)

world

add

cp

Ventral tibial apophysis with 2 distinctly separated processes

Xysticus kempeleni Thorell, 1872

female

-

world

add

cp

The two processes of ventral tibial apophysis basally merged

Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall, 1836)

female

18
(16)

world

add

cp

Tip of lateral tibial apophysis directing ventrally; ventral tibial apophysis small

Xysticus acerbus Thorell, 1872

female

-

world

add

cp

Tip of lateral tibial apophysis directing dorsally; ventral tibial apophysis large and with several processes

Bassaniodes robustus (Hahn, 1832)

female

19
(14)
Cymbial process strikingly broad basally or bent

  20  

- Cymbial process small

  21  

20
(19)

world

add

cp

Cymbial process basally broad; tip of embolus thin, distally twisted

Psammitis bonneti (Denis, 1938)

female

-

world

add

cp

Cymbial process S-like bent; tip of embolus broad

Psammitis secedens (L. Koch, 1876)

female

21
(19)

world

add

cp

Lateral tibial apophysis basally wider than distally; tip of embolus bent

Psammitis sabulosus (Hahn, 1832)

female

-

world

add

cp

Lateral tibial apophysis with approx. parallel sides; tip of embolus straight

Psammitis ninnii (Thorell, 1872)

female

22
(1)
Epigyne with two grooves which are distinctly separated

  33  

- Epigyne with one groove

  23  

23
(22)
Distance between epigastric furrow and posterior margin of epigynal groove smaller or equal one diameter of epigynal groove

  24  

- Distance between epigastric furrow and posterior margin of epigynal groove 1.5-2 diameters of epigynal grooves

  31  

24
(23)
Epigynal groove medially indented on anterior margin

  25  

- Different

  26  

25
(24)

world

add

cp

Epigyne as fig.

Psammitis ninnii (Thorell, 1872)

male

-

world

add

cp

Epigyne as fig.

Xysticus viduus Kulczyński, 1898

male

26
(24)

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove posteriorly distinctly narrower than anteriorly

Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall, 1836)

male

- Different

  27  

27
(26)
Epigynal groove ± quadrangular or triangular

  28  

- Epigynal groove roundish

  30  

28
(27)

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove ± triangular, particularly laterally bordered by robust chitinous wall

Psammitis bonneti (Denis, 1938)

male

- Epigynal groove ± quadrangular

  29  

29
(28)

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove longish, ± quadrangular, anteriorly bordered by broad chitinous wall

Xysticus lineatus (Westring, 1851)

male

-

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove quadratic to roundish

Xysticus obscurus Collett, 1877

male

30
(27)

world

add

cp

All sides of epigynal groove distinctly bordered

Xysticus acerbus Thorell, 1872

male

-

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove indistinctly bordered anteriorly

Psammitis sabulosus (Hahn, 1832)

male

31
(23)

world

add

cp

Basic shape of epigyne roundish

Xysticus bifasciatus C. L. Koch, 1837

male

- Basic shape of epigyne rhombic/trapezoid

  32  

32
(31)

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove laterally indented; vulva as fig.

Xysticus erraticus (Blackwall, 1834)

male

-

world

add

cp

Epigynal groove laterally not indented; vulva as fig.

Bassaniodes robustus (Hahn, 1832)

male

33
(22)

world

add

cp

Epigyne ± quadrangular with rounded corners; margins of bar between the two epigynal grooves anteriorly diverging

Xysticus kempeleni Thorell, 1872

male

- Different

  34  

34
(33)

world

add

cp

Bar between the two epigynal grooves distinctly wider than width of one epigynal groove

Xysticus luctator L. Koch, 1870

male

- Different

  35  

35
(34)
Epigyne anteriorly with broad, semicircular chitinous wall

  36  

- Different

  37  

36
(35)

world

add

cp

Width of bar between the two epigynal grooves approx. width of epigynal groove

Spiracme striatipes (L. Koch, 1870)

male

-

world

add

cp

Width of bar between the two epigynal grooves approx. 1/2 width of epigynal groove

Xysticus kochi Thorell, 1872

male

37
(35)

world

add

cp

Inner margins of epigynal groove strongly sclerotised medially

Xysticus audax (Schrank, 1803)

male

- Different

  38  

38
(37)
Epigynal region all in all more strongly sclerotised and ± roundish

  39  

-

world

add

cp

Epigynal region only at outer sides of epigynal grooves more strongly sclerotised, so that it consists of two separated parts

Psammitis secedens (L. Koch, 1876)

male

39
(38)

world

add

cp

Bar between the epigynal grooves ± as wide as one epigynal groove

Xysticus lanio C. L. Koch, 1835

male

- Bar between epigynal grooves distinctly narrower than one epigynal groove

  40  

40
(39)

world

add

cp

Epigyne and vulva as fig.

Xysticus ulmi (Hahn, 1831)

male

- Different

  41  

41
(40)

world

add

cp

Posterior margin of epigynal grooves distinctly sclerotised; Vulva as fig.

Xysticus cristatus (Clerck, 1757)

male

-

world

add

cp

Posterior margin of epigynal grooves less sclerotised; vulva as fig.

Xysticus macedonicus Šilhavý, 1944

male

Further taxa

world

add

cp

1. Xysticus abditus Logunov, 2006

world

add

cp

2. Xysticus acerbus obscurior Kulczyński, 1895

world

add

cp

3. Xysticus alpicola Kulczyński, 1882

world

add

cp

4. Xysticus alpinus Kulczyński, 1887

world

add

cp

5. Xysticus apricus L. Koch, 1876

world

add

cp

6. Xysticus arenarius Thorell, 1875

world

add

cp

7. Xysticus arenicola Simon, 1875

world

add

cp

8. Xysticus atevs Ovtsharenko, 1979

world

add

cp

9. Xysticus audax massanicus Simon, 1932

world

add

cp

10. Xysticus austrosibiricus Logunov & Marusik, 1998

world

add

cp

11. Xysticus bacurianensis Mcheidze, 1971

world

add

cp

12. Xysticus barbatus Caporiacco, 1936

world

add

cp

13. Xysticus bicolor L. Koch, 1867

world

add

cp

14. Xysticus brevidentatus Wunderlich, 1995

world

add

cp

15. Xysticus britcheri Gertsch, 1934

world

add

cp

16. Xysticus canadensis Gertsch, 1934

world

add

cp

17. Xysticus caspicus Utochkin, 1968

world

add

cp

18. Xysticus caucasius L. Koch, 1878

world

add

cp

19. Xysticus charitonowi Mcheidze, 1971

world

add

cp

20. Xysticus chippewa Gertsch, 1953

world

add

cp

21. Xysticus clercki (Audouin, 1826)

world

add

cp

22. Xysticus cor Canestrini, 1873

world

add

cp

23. Xysticus corsicus Simon, 1875

world

add

cp

24. Xysticus desidiosus Simon, 1875

world

add

cp

25. Xysticus diversus (Blackwall, 1870)

world

add

cp

26. Xysticus doriai (Dalmas, 1922)

world

add

cp

27. Xysticus edax (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

world

add

cp

28. Xysticus emertoni Keyserling, 1880

world

add

cp

29. Xysticus ferrugineus Menge, 1876

world

add

cp

30. Xysticus gallicus Simon, 1875

world

add

cp

31. Xysticus gallicus batumiensis Mcheidze & Utochkin, 1971

world

add

cp

32. Xysticus gattefossei Denis, 1956

world

add

cp

33. Xysticus gortanii Caporiacco, 1922

world

add

cp

34. Xysticus grallator Simon, 1932

world

add

cp

35. Xysticus ibex Simon, 1875

world

add

cp

36. Xysticus ibex dalmasi Simon, 1932

world

add

cp

37. Xysticus idolothytus Logunov, 1995

world

add

cp

38. Xysticus kalandadzei Mcheidze & Utochkin, 1971

world

add

cp

39. Xysticus kaznakovi Utochkin, 1968

world

add

cp

40. Xysticus kempeleni nigriceps Simon, 1932

world

add

cp

41. Xysticus kochi abchasicus Mcheidze & Utochkin, 1971

world

add

cp

42. Xysticus kulczynskii Werjbitzky, 1902

world

add

cp

43. Xysticus laetus Thorell, 1875

world

add

cp

44. Xysticus lendli Kulczyński, 1897

world

add

cp

45. Xysticus marmoratus Thorell, 1875

world

add

cp

46. Xysticus marusiki Ono & Martens, 2005

world

add

cp

47. Xysticus metinaktasi Demir, Seyyar & Türker, 2017

world

add

cp

48. Xysticus nataliae Utochkin, 1968

world

add

cp

49. Xysticus nigrotrivittatus (Simon, 1870)

world

add

cp

50. Xysticus nubilus Simon, 1875

world

add

cp

51. Xysticus ovatus Simon, 1876

world

add

cp

52. Xysticus parallelus Simon, 1873

world

add

cp

53. Xysticus peccans O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876

world

add

cp

54. Xysticus promiscuus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876

world

add

cp

55. Xysticus pseudolanio Wunderlich, 1995

world

add

cp

56. Xysticus pseudoluctuosus Marusik & Logunov, 1995

world

add

cp

57. Xysticus quadrispinus Caporiacco, 1933

world

add

cp

58. Xysticus quadrispinus concolor Caporiacco, 1933

world

add

cp

59. Xysticus quagga Jocqué, 1977

world

add

cp

60. Xysticus semicarinatus Simon, 1932

world

add

cp

61. Xysticus siciliensis Wunderlich, 1995

world

add

cp

62. Xysticus sjostedti Schenkel, 1936

world

add

cp

63. Xysticus slovacus Svatoň, Pekár & Prídavka, 2000

world

add

cp

64. Xysticus soderbomi Schenkel, 1936

world

add

cp

65. Xysticus spasskyi Utochkin, 1968

world

add

cp

66. Xysticus tenuiapicalis Demir, 2012

world

add

cp

67. Xysticus thessalicoides Wunderlich, 1995

world

add

cp

68. Xysticus thessalicus Simon, 1916

world

add

cp

69. Xysticus tortuosus Simon, 1932

world

add

cp

70. Xysticus ukrainicus Utochkin, 1968

world

add

cp

71. Xysticus xerodermus Strand, 1913