Lepthyphantes: angulatus-group

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Patella bulged at the base of spine or conically produced; spine longer than patella

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- Patella different; spines as long as patella

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Posterior margin of cymbium bulged; lamella long and narrow, densely furnished with small thorns laterally, basal part angularly bent; patella with bristle as fig.

Lepthyphantes nodifer Simon, 1884

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- Different

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Lamella straight, end of lamella truncated and serrated; patella and tibia as figs.

Oryphantes angulatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881)

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- Lamella angularly bent; end of lamella with sharp teeth

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Bristles on pedipalp patella on pronounced conical bulge; transverse branch of paracymbium with 2 teeth

Anguliphantes angulipalpis (Westring, 1851)

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- Bristle on pedipalp patella on less pronounced tubercle

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Tubercle of pedipalp patella at base of bristle roundish; end of lamella with 3-5 robust teeth

Anguliphantes monticola (Kulczyński, 1881)

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Tubercle of pedipalp patella at base of bristle pointed; end of lamella finely serrated

Anguliphantes tripartitus (Miller & Svatoň, 1978)

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Lamella semicircular

Lepthyphantes notabilis Kulczyński, 1887

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- Lamella different

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Spines on pedipalp patella < spines on pedipalp tibia; lamella ventrally with large distal tooth

Piniphantes pinicola (Simon, 1884)

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- Spine on pedipalp patella distinctly stouter than on pedipalp tibia; lamella different

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Lamella upwardly bent distally and with 3-4 teeth

Palliduphantes antroniensis (Schenkel, 1933)

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- Lamella different

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Lamella suddenly tapering in distal third, pointed distally

Improphantes improbulus (Simon, 1929)

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Lamella gradually tapering, serrated distally

Improphantes complicatus (Emerton, 1882)

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Epigyne strongly elongated posteriorly, at least twice as long as wide

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- Epigyne different

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Epigyne 4 times as long as wide, variable

Lepthyphantes notabilis Kulczyński, 1887

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- Epigyne two times as long as wide

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Epigyne with distinctly marked off scapus

Piniphantes pinicola (Simon, 1884)

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Epigyne without distinctly marked off scapus

Lepthyphantes nodifer Simon, 1884

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Scapus not visible in ventral view, perpendicular to opisthosoma, square

Improphantes complicatus (Emerton, 1882)

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- Different

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Epigynal plate strongly developed, enclosing scapus collar-like, therefore also visible in ventral view, posterior part of scapus almost 4 times as wide as long

Improphantes improbulus (Simon, 1929)

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- Different

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Visible part of scapus as long as wide, bipartite

Palliduphantes antroniensis (Schenkel, 1933)

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- Visible part of scapus longer than wide, one-piece

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Anterior part of scapus almost parallel-sided; posterior part of scapus at most 3 times as long as wide

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Anterior part of scapus indented, posterior part of scapus more than 4 times as long as wide

Anguliphantes angulipalpis (Westring, 1851)

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Lateral parts of epigyne inwardly elongated, extending under anterior part of scapus and laterally projecting

Oryphantes angulatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881)

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- Lateral epigynal parts different

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Epigyne as fig.; prosoma yellow-brown with dark margin; legs yellow-brown

Anguliphantes monticola (Kulczyński, 1881)

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Epigyne as fig.; uniformly yellow-brownish to grey-whitish

Anguliphantes tripartitus (Miller & Svatoň, 1978)

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