Philodromus: pulchellus-group
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Males

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Females

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Embolus hidden in ventral view, its very tip sometimes visible, embolar base membranous without paraembolar projection; conductor without or with tiny finger-like process

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Embolus freely visible in ventral, at dorsal side with hidden paraembolar projection that is half or more the length of the distal embolus, conductor tip with claw-like process

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Embolus, dorsal view
(Muster et al. 2007)
3
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Sperm duct loop asymmetric, with descending part

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Sperm duct loop symmetric, without descending part

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Cymbium with prolateral-basal bulge, position of bulbus oblique, tip of ventral tibial apophysis strongly hooked

Pulchellodromus bistigma (Simon, 1870)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Crespo 2008)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Cymbium narrow, position of bulbus straight, tip of ventral tibial apophysis slightly bent to retrolateral side

Pulchellodromus pulchellus (Lucas, 1846)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Conductor long, triangular

Pulchellodromus medius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Conductor compact, truncate with small retrolateral tip

Pulchellodromus ruficapillus (Simon, 1885)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger 1995c)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Jäger 1995c)
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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Cymbium narrow with more or less parallel margins, embolar base weakly enlarged

Pulchellodromus punctiger (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Embolus, dorsal view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Cymbium wide, strongly asymmetric; tegulum with prolateral-basal bulge, embolar base distinctly swollen

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Retrolateral tibial apophysis strongly protruding, angle between tibial apophyses >60°; tip of paraembolar projection blunted

Pulchellodromus simoni (Mello-Leitão, 1929)

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Retrolateral tibial apophysis upright, angle between tibial apophyses <45°; tip of paraembolar projection pointed

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Truncated anterior border of ventral tibial apophysis straight; embolus abruptly tapering, unevenly curved

Pulchellodromus glaucinus (Simon, 1870)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Embolus, dorsal view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Truncated anterior border of ventral tibial apophysis concave; embolus gradually tapering, evenly curved

Pulchellodromus pardalis (Muster & Bosmans, 2007)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
9
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Epigyne with lateral grooves; median septum elevated

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Epigyne without grooves; median septum slightly excavated

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Median septum without keel; glandular heads indistinct

Pulchellodromus bistigma (Simon, 1870)

male
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female Epigyne
(Crespo 2008)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)

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female Vulva
(Crespo 2008)
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Median septum with elevated keel; glandular heads globular

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Keel of median septum narrow; copulatory ducts as long as diameter of receptacula

Pulchellodromus medius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Keel of median septum wide, copulatory ducts shorter than diameter of receptacula

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Sclerotized arches of median keel conspicuous, copulatory ducts wide (1/2 diameter of receptacula), glandular mounds large

Pulchellodromus ruficapillus (Simon, 1885)

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female Epigyne
(Jäger 1995c)

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female Epigyne/vulva
(Muster et al. 2007)

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female Epigyne
(Jäger 1995c)
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female Habitus
(Jäger 1995c)

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female Habitus
(Jäger 1995c)
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Sclerotized arches of median keel inconspicuous; copulatory ducts narrow (1/3 diameter of receptacula; glandular mounds small

Pulchellodromus pulchellus (Lucas, 1846)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
13
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Copulatory ducts short, distance of glandular heads from receptacula less than their diameter

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Copulatory ducts long, distance of glandular heads from receptacula more than their diameter

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Copulatory ducts bent to lateral side; median septum clearly longer than wide

Pulchellodromus glaucinus (Simon, 1870)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Copulatory ducts bent to ventral side, median septum almost as wide as long

Pulchellodromus simoni (Mello-Leitão, 1929)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Receptacula nearly touching along a long distance, median septum distinctively narrow

Pulchellodromus pardalis (Muster & Bosmans, 2007)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster et al. 2007)
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Receptacula well separated from each other, median septum relatively wider

Pulchellodromus punctiger (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908)

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female Epigyne/vulva
(Muster et al. 2007)
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