Pteroneta (Deeleman, 2001)

Versteirt, V., Deeleman-Reinhold, C. & Baert, L., 2008, Description Of New Species Of The Genus Pteroneta (Arachnida: Araneae: Clubionidae) From Papua New Guinea, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (2), pp. 307-315 : 308

Key to male Pteroneta of the Southeast Asian region

1. Number of spines on distal side of the chelicerae less than 10 ................................................................................................ 2

– Number of spines on distal side of the chelicerae more than 10 (see Fig. 1) ............................................................................. 5

2. Distal spines on chelicerae absent ............. Pteroneta saltans

– Distal spines on chelicerae present ....................................... 3

3. Tibial apophysis simple, elongated and ending in a sharp tip .................................................................................... P. tertia

– Tibial apophysis with bifid tip .............................................. 4

4. Tibial apophysis very small and digit form .... P. ultramarina

– Finger like tibial apophysis with round tip, embolus beak (sickle) shaped (Fig. 6 A–B) ........................................... P brevichela

5. Chelicerae extremely long and narrow (Fig. 1) P. longichela

– Chelicerae shorter and broader ............................................. 6

6. Semi lunar shaped embolus with long tip, absence of additional apophysis, tibial apophysis square like (Fig. 8 A–B) ............. ....................................................................... P. madangiensis

– Half moon shaped embolus with short tip ............................ 7

7. Presence of a large additional (membranous) apophysis, half moon shaped embolus with short tip, square like tibial apophysis (Fig. 7 A–B) ............................................................ P. baiteta

– Dorsal prong off blade like long tibial apophysis, long tegulum, half moon shaped embolus with very short tip ..... P. spinosa