Evippinae, Zyuzin, 1985

Steinpress, Igor Armiach, Alderweireldt, Mark, Cohen, Mira, Chipman, Ariel & Gavish-Regev, Efrat, 2021, Synopsis of the Evippinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) of Israel, with description of a new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 733, pp. 87-124 : 94-96

Key to the genera of Evippinae (based on: Roewer 1959; Alderweireldt 1991, 1992; Marusik et al. 2011). Spines are counted in pairs, as in Alderweireldt 1991.

1. Abdomen triangular, widest distally. Spinnerets ventral, not seen in dorsal view ............................. ........................................................................................................................ Zenonina Simon, 1898

– Abdomen oval, widest in the middle. Spinnerets distal, seen in dorsal view ................................... 2

2. Body covered with flat, leaf-shaped setae ( Figs 1D , 14B ) ...................... Evippomma Roewer, 1959

– Body covered with regular (round profile) setae ( Fig. 14A ) ............................................................ 3

3. Tibia I with 4–5 ventral spines, apart from distal pair ........................................................................ ................................................................................................................ Xerolycosa Sundevall, 1833

– Tibia I with more than 5 ventral spines, apart from distal pair ......................................................... 4

4. Tibia I with 3–4 pairs of ventral spines (apart from distal pair) ....................................................... 5

– Tibia I with 5–6 pairs of ventral spines (apart from distal pair) ........................ Evippa Simon, 1882

5. Metatarsus I with 2 pairs of ventral spines (apart from distal pair) .......... Pseudevippa Simon, 1910

– Metatarsus I with 3 pairs of ventral spines (apart from distal pair) ............. Proevippa Purcell, 1903

Figures

Fig. 1. Evippomma simoni Alderweireldt, 1992. Live ♂ (HUJ INV-Ar 16579), Mamshit, Apr. 2018. A. Lateral view. B. Frontal view. C. Dorsal view. D. Cephalic region in dorsal view, right side. Leafshaped setae discernible. Photos by I. Armiach Steinpress.

Fig. 14. Cephalic region (right side, dorsal view), showing covering setae. A. Evippa praelongipes (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871), round-profile setae. B. Evippomma simoni Alderweireldt, 1992, leafshaped setae. Scale bars = 0.5 mm. Photos by I. Armiach Steinpress.