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Opisthosoma dark brown to black, shiny with a pattern consisting of points or lines similar to fig., yellow or whitish, rarely lacking 2 |
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Opisthosoma different, sometimes with a striking dorsal longitudinal stripe which can be broken into points, but never like fig. at #1 4 |
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Embolus very long; epigynal groove ± circular, its anterior margin with a backward-directed process; opisthosoma black, dorsally with white or yellow pattern as fig. (rarely lacking) Asagena phalerata (Panzer, 1801)
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Pedipalp as fig.; accompanying process of embolus longish; epigyne with striking furrows Asagena meridionalis Kulczyński, 1894
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Pedipalp as fig.; accompanying process of embolus blunt, inconspicuous; epigyne hardly furrowed Asagena italica (Knoflach, 1996)
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Embolus very short, not twisted; epigyne with robust chitinous bulges 5 |
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Embolus transverse to longitudinal axis of cymbium; epigyne is a large groove 9 |
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Conductor laterally with small tip; posterior epigynal margin with 2 forwardly directed bulges; opisthosoma light or darker brown with pattern as fig. (sometimes blurred) Steatoda castanea (Clerck, 1757)
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Conductor and epigyne different 6 |
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Conductor long and bent; pedipalp tibia longer than cymbium; epigynal groove small and rounded; opisthosoma dark brown to almost black, pattern yellowish (fig.), sometimes broken into single spots Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802)
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Conductor hook-like bent distally; pedipalp tibia shorter than cymbium; epigynal groove large, anterior margin angular; opisthosoma almost black, with characteristic white, yellowish or reddish pattern (fig.) (rarely uniformly black) Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)
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Pedipalp, epigyne and vulva as fig. Steatoda paykulliana (Walckenaer, 1806)
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Pedipalp and epigyne as fig. opisthosoma dark with white pattern, ventrally dark with white median line and two indistinct lateral lines which merging anterior to spinnerets Steatoda albocincta (Lucas, 1846)
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Conductor very large; epigynal groove ± square; opisthosoma mostly reddish brown with yellowish pattern as fig. (sometimes black-brown with indicated light longitudinal stripe) Steatoda bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Conductor small; epigynal groove with narrow septum; colouration very variable, whitish yellow to brown (then with pattern) to almost black with blurred pattern; legs always unicoloured Steatoda grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838)
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Pedipalp as fig.; epigynal groove with broad septum; colouration very variable, prosoma dark red-brown with darker radial pattern; legs light yellow-brown, tibia distally darker; male opisthosoma with folium pattern, dark purple, beige and white, 4 larger reddish impressed dots; in females purple-brown with whitish stripe Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875)
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| 1. Steatoda concolor (Caporiacco, 1933) |
 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer & Bosmans 2010)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer & Bosmans 2010)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Tegular apophysis (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedicel, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer & Bosmans 2010)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 2. Steatoda dahli (Nosek, 1905) |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Levy 1998b)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Levy 1998b)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Levy 1998b)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Chelicera (Levy 1998b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne, ventral view (Levy 1998b)
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 Epigyne (Zamani et al. 2024a)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Levy 1998b)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Zamani et al. 2024a)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Levy 1998b)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Levy 1998b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 3. Steatoda dickjonesi Bosselaers & Van Keer, 2024 |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Méndez 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Méndez 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 4. Steatoda ephippiata (Thorell, 1875) |
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| 5. Steatoda erigoniformis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Danışman & Coşar 2022b)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Danışman & Coşar 2022b)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Danışman & Coşar 2022b)
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 Pedipalp, ventro-prolateral view (Danışman & Coşar 2022b)
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 Pedipalp, ventro-retrolateral view (Danışman & Coşar 2022b)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Alioua & Bosmans 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Alioua & Bosmans 2024)
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 Sternum (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Chelicera (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Epigyne (Denis 1952f)
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 Epigyne (Bosmans & Hervé 2021)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Bosmans & Hervé 2021)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, lateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 6. Steatoda ifricola Lecigne, Lips, Moutaouakil & Oger, 2020 |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedicel, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Epigyne (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Epigyne (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Lecigne et al. 2020)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 7. Steatoda ingeae Van Keer, 2024 |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 8. Steatoda koeni Van Keer, 2024 |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 9. Steatoda latifasciata (Simon, 1873) |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Chelicera (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Opisthosoma, lateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, lateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 10. Steatoda maura (Simon, 1909) |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Chelicera (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Chelicera (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Opisthosoma, ventral view (Levy & Amitai 1982b)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 11. Steatoda trianguloides Levy, 1991 |
 Pedipalp, ventral view (Lissner 2016c)
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 Pedipalp, mesal view (Levy 1991)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Levy 1991)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Levy 1991)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Zamani et al. 2020c)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Levy 1991)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Bosmans et al. 2019c)
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 Epigyne (Türkeş & Ballı 2022)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Bosmans et al. 2019c)
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 Vulva, ventral view (Bosmans et al. 2019c)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Türkeş & Ballı 2022)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Türkeş & Ballı 2022)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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| 12. Steatoda verae Van Keer, 2024 |
 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, retrolateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Pedipalp, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne, lateral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Epigyne, posterior view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, anterior view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Vulva, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Opisthosoma, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, dorsal view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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 Habitus, ventral view (Van Keer et al. 2024)
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