Phrurolithidae: Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839
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- Females

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(1)		 Tibial apophysis broad, only tapering at tip

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- Tibial apophysis narrow, uniformly tapering

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 2 distal bulbal apophyses overtopping embolus; tip of tibial apophysis symmetric

Phrurolithus pullatus Kulczyński, 1897

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male Pedipalp
(Miller 1971)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1967)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Sterghiu 1985)
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 Only one distal bulbal apophysis overtopping embolus; tip of tibial apophysis asymmetric

Phrurolithus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1835)

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male Pedipalp
(Sterghiu 1985)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1967)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
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male Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)

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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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male Tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Job 1968a)
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male Tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Job 1968a)

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male Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Job 1968a)

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male Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Job 1968a)
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male Tibial apophysis
(Sterghiu 1985)

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Eyes, dorsal view
(Sterghiu 1985)
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 Distal bulbal apophysis broad and roundish; tibial apophysis with somewhat stepped tip

Phrurolithus szilyi Herman, 1879

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male Pedipalp
(Miller 1971)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1967)

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male Tibial apophysis
(Sterghiu 1985)
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 Distal bulbal apophysis tapering into a tip, bent; tibial apophysis strongly bent

Phrurolithus minimus C. L. Koch, 1839

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male Pedipalp
(Miller 1971)

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male Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1967)

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male Pedipalp
(Sterghiu 1985)
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male Pedipalp
(Tullgren 1946)

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male Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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Habitus
(Sterghiu 1985)
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 Tibial apophysis less strongly bent, stepped tip long

Phrurolithus nigrinus (Simon, 1878)

female
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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Hänggi 1993)

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male Pedipalp
(Hänggi 1993)

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male Pedipalp
(Sterghiu 1985)
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(1)		 Epigyne with paired copulatory openings

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- Different

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 Copulatory openings situated medially

Phrurolithus minimus C. L. Koch, 1839

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female Epigyne
(Miller 1971)

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female Epigyne
(Simon 1932)

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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
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female Vulva, ventral view
(Job 1968a)

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Habitus
(Sterghiu 1985)
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 Copulatory openings situated laterally

Phrurolithus pullatus Kulczyński, 1897

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female Epigyne
(Miller 1971)

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female Epigyne
(Sterghiu 1985)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1967)
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 Epigyne with one deep median opening

Phrurolithus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1835)

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female Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)

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female Epigyne
(Miller 1971)

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female Epigyne
(Sterghiu 1985)
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female Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)

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female Vulva
(Tullgren 1946)

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female Vulva, ventral view
(Wiehle 1967)
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female Habitus
(Sterghiu 1985)

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Eyes, dorsal view
(Sterghiu 1985)

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Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)
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 Epigyne with one large median groove, indented at anterior margin

Phrurolithus szilyi Herman, 1879

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female Epigyne
(Sterghiu 1985)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1967)
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 Similar; vulva as fig.

Phrurolithus nigrinus (Simon, 1878)

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female Epigyne
(Simon 1932)

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female Vulva, ventral view
(Hänggi 1993)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Hänggi 1993)

Further taxa

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1. Phrurolithus azarkinae Zamani & Marusik, 2020
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male Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, prolateral view
(Zamani & Marusik 2020b)

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male Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Zamani & Marusik 2020b)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Zamani & Marusik 2020b)
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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Lecigne 2021a)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne 2021a)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne 2021a)
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Seropian et al. 2024a)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Lecigne 2021a)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Seropian et al. 2024a)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Zamani & Marusik 2020b)

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female Epigyne
(Lecigne 2021a)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Zamani & Marusik 2020b)
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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Lecigne 2021a)

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female Vulva, ventral view
(Lecigne 2021a)

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2. Phrurolithus corsicus (Simon, 1878)
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male Pedipalp
(Simon 1932)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Pantini et al. 2013)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pantini et al. 2013)
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female Epigyne
(Simon 1932)

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3. Phrurolithus florentinus Caporiacco, 1923
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Caporiacco 1923)

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4. Phrurolithus pygmaeus Thorell, 1875
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(WSC 2024)

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5. Phrurolithus thracia Komnenov & Chatzaki, 2016
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Komnenov et al. 2016)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Komnenov et al. 2016)

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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Komnenov et al. 2016)
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male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Coşar & Danışman 2020b)

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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Coşar & Danışman 2020b)

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male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Coşar & Danışman 2020b)
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female Epigyne, ventral view
(Komnenov et al. 2016)

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female Vulva, dorsal view
(Komnenov et al. 2016)