Philodromus: aureolus-group
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Females

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Intermediate tibial apophysis absent, ventral tibial apophysis long and slender, narrowed at its base

Philodromus collinus C. L. Koch, 1835

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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Intermediate tibial apophysis present, ventral tibial apophysis wider than long, not narrowed at its base

  3  
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
3
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Retrolateral tibial apophysis short, truncate, wider than long

Philodromus vagulus Simon, 1875

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Braun 1965)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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Retrolateral tibial apophysis forming an elongate spur

  4  
4
(3)

Retrolateral tegular projection tapering, ventral tibial apophysis triangular

  5  
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Retrolateral tegular projection less conspicuous, if tegulum bulged, ventral tibial apophysis not triangular

  6  
5
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Retrolateral tegular projection spur-like, embolus short, falciform

Philodromus buxi Simon, 1884

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
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Retrolateral tegular projection triangular; embolus long

Philodromus marmoratus Kulczyński, 1891

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger 1995c)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Braun 1965)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Jäger 1995c)

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male Habitus, dorsal view
(Jäger 1995c)
6
(4)

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Embolus long, originating at proximal half of tegulum

Philodromus lunatus Muster & Thaler, 2004

female
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male Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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Embolus shorter, originating at anterior half of tegulum

  7  
7
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Embolus sharply bent in its proximal part

  8  
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Embolus smoothly curved

  10  
8
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Embolus originating at anterior inner edge of tegulum, intermediate tibial apophysis inconspicuous, retrolateral tibial apophysis truncate

Philodromus lividus Simon, 1875

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Segers 1992)
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Embolus originating subdistally, intermediate tibial apophysis well-developed, retrolateral tibial apophysis tapering

  9  
9
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Loop of sperm duct conspicuously asymmetric, descending part pointing to cymbial process

Philodromus cespitum (Walckenaer, 1802)

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Palmgren 1983)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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male Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Segers 1992)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Braun 1965)
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Loop of sperm duct diagonal, descending part almost parallel to longitudinal axis of cymbium

Philodromus praedatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1990)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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male Tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Segers 1990)

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male Tibial apophysis, mesal view
(Segers 1990)
10
(7)

Ventral tibial apophysis quadrangular, its anterior border straight, almost transverse

  11  
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Ventral tibial apophysis triangular or trapeziform, anterior border oblique

  12  
11
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Intermediate tibial apophysis  prominent, cymbium weakly bulged prolaterally

Philodromus krausi Muster & Thaler, 2004

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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male Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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Intermediate tibial apophysis as a low crest, cymbium strongly bulged prolaterally

Philodromus aureolus (Clerck, 1757)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1990)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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male Palpal tibia, mesal view
(Segers 1990)

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male Palpal tibia, ventral view
(Segers 1990)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Braun 1965)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Braun 1965)
12
(10)

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Embolus not longer than cymbium width

Philodromus fuscolimbatus Lucas, 1846

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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male Lateral apophysis
(Segers 1992)
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male Lateral apophysis
(Segers 1992)

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male Lateral apophysis
(Segers 1992)
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Embolus distinctly longer than cymbium width

  13  
13
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Dorsal border of retrolateral tibial apophysis “broken”

Philodromus longipalpis Simon, 1870

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1992)
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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male Palpal tibia
(Segers 1992)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Segers 1992)
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Dorsal border of retrolateral tibial apophysis straight to convex

  14  
14
(13)

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Intermediate tibial apophysis at base of ventral tibial apophysis, conductor width > tegulum width

Philodromus buchari Kubcová, 2004

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kubcová 2004)

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male Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Kubcová 2004)
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Intermediate tibial apophysis more distal at ventral tibial apophysis, conductor width < tegulum width

Philodromus azcursor Logunov & Huseynov, 2008

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov & Huseynov 2008)

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male Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Logunov & Huseynov 2008)

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male Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Logunov & Huseynov 2008)
15
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Atrium of epigyne divided by a triangular projection of median plate, receptacula surpassing copulatory ducts anteriorly

Philodromus collinus C. L. Koch, 1835

male
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female Epigyne
(Braun 1965)

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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
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female Vulva
(Braun 1965)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Habitus
(Brændegaard 1966)
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Atrium undivided, copulatory ducts well visible anteriorly to receptacula

  16  
16
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Epigyne without sclerotized arch between introductory orifices

  17  
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Epigyne with sclerotized arch, sometimes indistinct

  19  
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
17
(16)

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Atrium nearly as wide or wider than median plate

Philodromus vagulus Simon, 1875

male
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female Epigyne
(Braun 1965)

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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
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female Vulva
(Braun 1965)

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female Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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Atrium distinctly narrower than median plate

  18  
18
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Receptacula bulbous, copulatory ducts approximately 2 times the length of receptacula

Philodromus aureolus (Clerck, 1757)

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female Epigyne
(Braun 1965)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)

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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
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female Vulva
(Braun 1965)

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female Vulva
(Segers 1990)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)

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female Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)

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female Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
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Receptacula egg-shaped, copulatory ducts at most 1,5 times length of receptacula

Philodromus lunatus Muster & Thaler, 2004

male
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
19
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Epigynal folds straight, diverging strongly anteriorly

Philodromus marmoratus Kulczyński, 1891

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female Epigyne
(Braun 1965)

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female Vulva
(Braun 1965)
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Epigynal folds S-shaped

  20  
20
(19)

Sclerotized arch inconspicuous, hardly visible in undissected epigyne

  21  
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Sclerotized arch distinct

  22  
21
(20)

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Receptacula relatively small, copulatory ducts >2 times the diameter of receptacula; glandular mounds inconspicuous

Philodromus praedatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)

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female Epigyne
(Snazell 1976)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)

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female Vulva
(Segers 1990)
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female Vulva
(Segers 1990)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
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female Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)

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female Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
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Receptacula relatively larger, copulatory ducts <2 times the diameter of receptacula; glandular mounds crater-like

Philodromus krausi Muster & Thaler, 2004

male
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
22
(20)

Anterior parts of epigynal folds converging, atrium narrower than median plate

  23  
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Anterior parts of epigynal folds parallel or diverging

  24  
23
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Atrium deep, much narrower than median plate; copulatory ducts straight

Philodromus lividus Simon, 1875

male
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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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female Vulva
(Segers 1992)

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female Vulva
(Segers 1992)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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Atrium nearly as wide as median plate; copulatory ducts C-shaped

Philodromus cespitum (Walckenaer, 1802)

male
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female Epigyne
(Braun 1965)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)

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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)
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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov & Huseynov 2008)
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female Vulva
(Braun 1965)

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female Vulva
(Segers 1992)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
24
(22)

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Sclerotized arch wedge-shaped; median plate quadrangular

Philodromus buxi Simon, 1884

male
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female Epigyne
(Braun 1965)

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female Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

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female Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
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female Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Simon 1932)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Braun 1965)
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Sclerotized arch slightly curved; median plate laterally convex

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25
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Copulatory ducts strongly curved, not covered by receptacula in dorsal view

Philodromus longipalpis Simon, 1870

male
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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Ono & Martens 2005)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Segers 1992)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Ono & Martens 2005)
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Copulatory ducts rather straight, partially covered by receptacula in dorsal view

  26  
26
(25)

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Length of copulatory ducts approximately 1,5 times the diameter of receptacula

Philodromus buchari Kubcová, 2004

male
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Kubcová 2004)

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female Vulva
(Kubcová 2004)
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Length of copulatory ducts approximately 2 times the diameter of receptacula

  27  
27
(26)

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Specimens from the Mediterranean

Philodromus fuscolimbatus Lucas, 1846

male
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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne
(Segers 1992)

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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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female Vulva
(Segers 1992)

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female Vulva
(Segers 1992)

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female Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
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Specimens from Azerbaijan

Philodromus azcursor Logunov & Huseynov, 2008

male
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov & Huseynov 2008)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Logunov & Huseynov 2008)
This key has kindly been provided by Christoph Muster.