Lepthyphantes: mansuetus-group

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Males

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- Females

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Pedipalp tibia with bulged conical apophysis, tibia therefore wider than long

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- Pedipalp tibia different, longer than wide

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Lamella broad distally, transversely truncated

Mansuphantes mansuetus (Thorell, 1875)

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- Lamella pointed distally

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Transverse branch of paracymbium with small blunt hump

Mansuphantes simoni (Kulczyński, 1894)

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- Transverse branch of paracymbium with large tooth

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Lamella distally outwardly bent

Mansuphantes fragilis (Thorell, 1875)

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- Lamella distally inwardly bent or straight

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Lamella straight; transverse branch of paracymbium with blunt tooth

Mansuphantes aridus (Thorell, 1875)

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- Lamella distally upwardly bent; transverse branch of paracymbium with sharply pointed tooth

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Tooth on transverse branch of paracymbium near the terminal branch, therefore partly hidden by terminal branch in lateral view; pedipalp tibia as fig.

Mansuphantes pseudoarciger (Wunderlich, 1985)

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Tooth on transverse branch of paracymbium situated more in the middle part of transverse branch, therefore completely visible in lateral view

Mansuphantes arciger (Kulczyński, 1882)

female

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Pedipalp patella dorsally with conical protrusion, with a bristle on it

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- Pedipalp patella dorsally rounded

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End of lamella simple, pointed; paracymbium with large forked tooth

Improphantes geniculatus (Kulczyński, 1898)

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End of lamella with 2 tips; paracymbium with large unforked tooth

Improphantes nitidus (Thorell, 1875)

female

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Paracymbium without teeth

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Paracymbium with 1 tooth on transverse branch; lamella with 2 tips

Improphantes holmi (Kronestedt, 1975)

female

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Patella with stout terminal spine; opisthosoma whitish

Formiphantes lephthyphantiformis (Strand, 1907)

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Patella with short terminal spine; opisthosoma with dark transverse stripes

Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861)

female

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Visible part of scapus long, stalked, slightly broadened posteriorly

Formiphantes lephthyphantiformis (Strand, 1907)

male

- Epigyne different

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Visible part of scapus distinctly longer than wide

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- Visible part of scapus as long as wide or wider than long

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Epigynal plate strongly developed, enclosing scapus collar-like

Mansuphantes arciger (Kulczyński, 1882)

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Epigyne not collar-like

Mansuphantes fragilis (Thorell, 1875)

male

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Scapus flanked by narrow plates, these plates strongly elongated posteriorly and covered with hairs

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- Different

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Plates lateral to scapus pointed in lateral view, as long as scapus

Improphantes nitidus (Thorell, 1875)

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Plates lateral to scapus rounded in lateral view, shorter than scapus

Improphantes geniculatus (Kulczyński, 1898)

male

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Anterior epigynal margin not reaching beyond scapus (lateral view)

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Anterior epigynal margin distinctly reaching beyond scapus (lateral view as fig.); epigyne as fig.

Mansuphantes mansuetus (Thorell, 1875)

male

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Visible part of scapus distinctly wider than long

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- Visible part of scapus as long as wide

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Scapus densely adjacent to lateral plates

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Scapus distinctly separated from lateral plates, strongly projecting in lateral view

Mansuphantes simoni (Kulczyński, 1894)

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Opisthosoma grey; epigyne as fig.

Improphantes holmi (Kronestedt, 1975)

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Opisthosoma grey with dark transverse stripes; epigyne as fig.

Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861)

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Visible part of scapus rounded, slightly projecting in lateral view

Mansuphantes aridus (Thorell, 1875)

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Visible part of scapus square, strongly projecting in lateral view

Mansuphantes pseudoarciger (Wunderlich, 1985)

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