Dictynidae: Dictyna Sundevall, 1833
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 Cribellum bipartite

Brigittea latens (Fabricius, 1775)
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male Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)

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male Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1953)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1969)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1953)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Tyschchenko 1971)

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male Chelicerae, frontal view
(Loksa 1969)
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male Chelicerae, frontal view
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
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female Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)

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female Vulva
(Loksa 1969)

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female Vulva
(Miller 1947)
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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)
- Cribellum not bipartite

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(1)		 Males

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- Females (epigyne is better visible when hairs are removed)

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 Dorsal tibial apophysis thick and knee-shaped

Simziella major (Menge, 1869)

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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male Pedipalp
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)

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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Habitus
(Tyschchenko 1971)
- Dorsal tibial apophysis different or missing

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(3)		 Conductor spirally twisted, the tip is pointing toward tibia

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- Conductor hook-shaped, the tip is not pointing toward tibia

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 Tibial apophysis much longer than wide. Legs with distinct annulations; chevrons on opisthosoma mostly missing

Dictyna pusilla Thorell, 1856

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1969)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Azheganova 1968)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1953)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Loksa 1969)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Tyschchenko 1971)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Tyschchenko 1971)
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 Tibial apophysis ± as long as wide; legs with indistinct dark annulations

Dictyna arundinacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

female
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male Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)

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male Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)
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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Loksa 1969)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Tyschchenko 1971)

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male Chelicerae, frontal view
(Tyschchenko 1971)

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Chelicerae, frontal view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Tyschchenko 1971)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
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Habitus
(Brændegaard 1966)
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 Tibial apophysis much longer than wide; conductor massive

Dictyna uncinata Thorell, 1856

female
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male Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1969)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Chelicerae, frontal view
(Wiehle 1953)
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Right pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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 Tibial apophysis ± as long as wide; conductor sickle-shaped

Brigittea civica (Lucas, 1848)

female
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male Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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male Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)

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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Loksa 1969)

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male Chelicerae, frontal view
(Wiehle 1953)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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(2)		 Epigyne distinctly bipartite due to longitudinal median bar

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 Epigyne without longitudinal median bar. Copulatory opening far anteriorly of epigastric furrow

Dictyna uncinata Thorell, 1856

male
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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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female Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
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female Vulva
(Miller 1947)

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female Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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female Vulva
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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(7)		 Posterior epigynal margin distinctly marked between median bar and lateral pockets

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- Only posterior epigynal margin distinctly marked

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 Posterior epigynal margin undulated

Simziella major (Menge, 1869)

male
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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)

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female Vulva
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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female Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)
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 Posterior epigynal margin not undulated, anterior margin distinctly marked

Brigittea civica (Lucas, 1848)

male
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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)

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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Vulva
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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 Posterior margin of epigyne distinctly marked; posterior margin of entrance ducts concave; legs with indistinct dark annulations; body length: 2.5-4.0 mm

Dictyna arundinacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

male
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)

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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Vulva
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Vulva
(Miller 1947)

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female Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
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female Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Tyschchenko 1971)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)
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Habitus
(Brændegaard 1966)
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 Posterior margin of epigyne only weakly marked; posterior margin of copulatory ducts convex; legs with distinct annulations; chevrons on opisthosoma mostly missing; body length: 1.8-2.5 mm

Dictyna pusilla Thorell, 1856

male
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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female Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)

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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Vulva
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
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female Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)

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female Vulva
(Loksa 1969)

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female Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)
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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)

Further taxa

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1. Dictyna alaskae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Danilov 2000)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Danilov 2000)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)

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male Chelicerae and eyes, frontal view
(Almquist 2007)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
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female Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)

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2. Dictyna cyrenaica Caporiacco, 1933
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male Palpal tibia
(Caporiacco 1933)

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3. Dictyna hamifera Thorell, 1872
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Palmgren 1977)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Palmgren 1977)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Kulczyński 1908b)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Palmgren 1977)

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female Vulva
(Palmgren 1977)

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female Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Kulczyński 1908b)
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female Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Palmgren 1977)

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4. Dictyna kosiorowiczi Simon, 1873
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male Pedipalp
(Simon 1914)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Barrientos & Ferrández 1982)

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male Palpal tibia and conductor, retrodorsal view
(Wunderlich 2023)
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female Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Simon 1914)

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female Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Barrientos & Ferrández 1982)

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5. Dictyna laeviceps Simon, 1911
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(WSC 2026)

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6. Dictyna sinuata Esyunin & Sozontov, 2016
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Esyunin & Sozontov 2016)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Esyunin & Sozontov 2016)

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male Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Polchaninova et al. 2021)
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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Polchaninova et al. 2021)

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

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male Pedipalp, ventro-prolateral view
(Polchaninova et al. 2021)
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male Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Esyunin & Sozontov 2016)

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7. Dictyna tarda Schmidt, 1971
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female Vulva
(Schmidt 1971)