Araneidae: Argiope Audouin, 1826
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 Median apophysis of male pedipalp longer than wide, with uniform teeth; conductor straight; epigyne as fig.

Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)
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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1931)

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male Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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male Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1931)

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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)

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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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female Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)

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female Habitus
(Loksa 1972)

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Eyes, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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Habitus
(Azheganova 1968)

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Habitus
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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 Median apophysis of male pedipalp ± as long as wide, with irregular and large teeth; conductor rectangularly bent distally; male opisthosoma lobed laterally; epigyne as fig.

Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772)
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male Pedipalp, ventro-lateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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male Pedipalp, ventro-lateral view
(Pesarini unpubl.)

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male Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Jedlickova unpubl.)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Jedlickova unpubl.)

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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Jedlickova unpubl.)
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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)

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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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Habitus
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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Habitus
(Jedlickova unpubl.)

Further taxa

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1. Argiope australis (Walckenaer, 1805)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bjørn 1997)

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male Embolus
(Jäger 2012)

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male Embolus
(Jäger 2012)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Bjørn 1997)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Jäger 2012)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Jäger 2012)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Jäger 2012)
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female Sternum
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Habitus, dorsal view
(Bjørn 1997)

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2. Argiope sector (Forsskål, 1776)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bjørn 1997)

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male Embolus
(Jäger 2012)

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male Median apophysis
(Jäger 2012)
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male Median apophysis
(Levy 1998a)

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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Bjørn 1997)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Levy 1998a)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Levy 1998a)
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female Vulva
(Levy 1998a)

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female Sternum
(Bjørn 1997)

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female Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Bjørn 1997)
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female Habitus, dorsal view
(Bjørn 1997)

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3. Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)
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male Pedipalp, mesal view
(Levi 2004)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Levy 1998a)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1998a)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 1998a)

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male Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Levi 2004)

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male Habitus
(Levi 2004)
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female Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levi 2004)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Levi 2004)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Levi 2004)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Levi 2004)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Levy 1998a)

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female Epigyne, posterior view
(Levy 1998a)
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female Epigyne, lateral view
(Levy 1998a)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Levy 1998a)

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female Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Levi 2004)
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female Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 1998a)

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female Habitus
(Levi 2004)