Key to species of the genus Lysiteles from Yunnan Province
1 Male ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
- Female ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
2 Palp with 2 tibial apophyses (VTA and RTA)............................................................................................................... 6
- Palp not as above mentioned......................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Palp with 3 tibial apophyses (VTA, RTA and ITA) ...................................................................................................... 4
- Palp with 1 tibial apophysis (RTA) (Fig. 20 h) ........................................................................ L. uniprocessus sp. nov.
4 Embolus slender, filiform .............................................................................................................................. L. dentatus
- Embolus not slender …................................................................................................................................................. 5
5 ITA transversal digitform, embolus tube-shaped (Fig. 19 j) ....................................................... L. transversus sp. nov.
- ITA blunt, embolus short screw-shaped ......................................................................................................... L. conicus
6 Ratio of width of RTA / tibia 0.40–0.50, RTA with some modifications...................................................................... 7
- Ratio of width of RTA / tibia 0.10–0.30, RTA without modifications ........................................................................ 10
7 RTA with some small denticles and some black hairs on the surface........................................................................... 8
- RTA with a basal process .............................................................................................................................................. 9
8 Ratio of width of embolus/bulb = 0.33, RTA with some black hairs (Fig. 18 c) ........................................... L. torsivus
- Ratio of width of embolus/bulb = 0.08, RTA with some denticles (Fig. 8 e) ................................ L. distortus sp. nov.
9 Ratio of width of embolus/bulb = 0.20, RTA spatulate, cymbium without process (Fig. 17 j). L. subdianicus sp. nov.
- Ratio of width of embolus/bulb = 0.08, RTA digitiform, cymbium with an anterior process (Fig. 7 i) ....... L. dianicus
10 Ratio of length of embolus/bulb = 0.90–1.20 ............................................................................................................ 11
- Ratio of length of embolus/bulb = 0.25–0.50 ............................................................................................................. 12
11 Shield of prosoma without markings (Figs 15 a–d), ratio of width of embolus / bulb = 0.12 (Fig. 15 j) ....... L. salticus
- Shield of prosoma with 2 pairs of black markings (Figs 4 a–c), ratio of width of embolus / bulb = 0.20 (Fig. 4 j) ...... ........................................................................................................................................................ L. conflatus sp. nov.
12 Bulb with a small ATA (Fig. 3 j) .................................................................................................. L. clavellatus sp. nov.
- Bulb without ATA ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
13 Embolus small nail-shaped ........................................................................................................................................ 14
- Embolus cone-shaped ................................................................................................................................................ 15
14 Opisthosoma dorsum yellow with 10 pairs of small black dots (Figs 14 a–d) ........................................... L. punctiger
- Opisthosoma dorsum light brown with 2 pairs of joint black stripes posteriorly (Figs 11 a–b) ........... L. kunmingensis
15 Body color light with typical markings, embolus twist basally ................................................................................. 16
- Body color dark, dorsum markings various greatly; embolus not as the aboved ..................................................... 17
16 VTA with 5 bristles in a row, RTA bifid apically ......................................................................................... L. ambrosii
- VTA without bristles, RTA curved apically, beak-shaped .......................................................................... L. bhutanus
17 Dorsal shield of prosoma black (Figs 13 a–d) .................................................................................................. L. niger
- Dorsal shield of prosoma gray, usually with stripes laterally (Figs 12 a–d) ..................................................... L. maius
18 Epigyne with atrium ................................................................................................................................................... 19
- Epigyne without artium .............................................................................................................................................. 26
19 Epigyne with median septum ..................................................................................................................................... 20
- Epigyne without median septum................................................................................................................................. 22
20 Ratio of width of copulatory openings / atrium = 0.2 ............................................................................................... 21
- Ratio of width of copulatory openings / atrium = 0.33, copulatory ducts arcuate curved (Figs 1 d, e) ......................... ......................................................................................................................................................... L. arcuatus sp. nov.
21 Prosoma yellow with 1 pair of brown stripes, dorsum with some small markings (Figs 5 a–c); copulatory ducts rugate (Figs 5 e, g) .................................................................................................................................... L. corrugus sp. nov.
- Prosoma blackish brown, dorsum with large markings (Fig. 9 a), copulatory ducts sinuous (Figs 9 b–e) .................. ................................................................................................................................................................ L. guoi sp. nov.
22 Ratio of width of atrium / spermatheca = 0.5–1 ......................................................................................................... 23
- Ratio of width of atrium / spermatheca = 2–3 ........................................................................................................... 24
23 Ratio of length of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 1 (Figs 6 f, g) ............................................... L. curvatus sp. nov.
- Ratio of length of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 0.5 (Figs 12 k, l) ............................................................. L. maius
24 Atrium with anterior rim (Figs 19 h, k) ..................................................................................... L. transversus sp. nov.
- Atrium without anterior rim........................................................................................................................................ 25
25 Copalatory ducts twist helix-shaped (Figs 7 j, k) ......................................................................................... L. dianicus
- Copalatory ducts curved simply (Figs 17 l) ............................................................................... L. subdianicus sp. nov.
26 Epigyne with transversal sclerotized plate ................................................................................................................. 32
- Epigyne without transversal sclerotized plate............................................................................................................. 27
27 Epigyne with hood or median septum ........................................................................................................................ 28
- Epigyne without hood and median septum ................................................................................................................ 29
28 Epigyne with a pairs of hoods (Fig 2 d) ...................................................................................... L. auriculatus sp. nov.
- Epigyne with a median septum (Fig 16 e) ...................................................................................... L. spirellus sp. nov.
29 Copulatory openings visible .......................................................................................................................... L. ambrosi
- Copulatory openings invisible .................................................................................................................................... 30
30 Copulatory ducts visible ............................................................................................................................................. 31
- Copulatory ducts invisible (Figs 14 i, j) ........................................................................................ L. punctiger sp. nov.
31 Prosoma with a pair of paramedian stripes, spermathecae pyriform (Figs. 3 c, d, l) .................. L. clavellatus sp. nov.
- Prosome without markings, spermathecae global (Figs 20 i, j) ............................................... L. uniprocessus sp. nov.
32 Ratio of length of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 0.5–1.0 ..................................................................................... 33
- Ratio of length of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 1.2–3.0 .................................................................................... 36
33 Ratio of length of transversal slerotized plate / spermatheca = 0.8, the shield of prosoma brown with black paramed- ian stripes or black ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
- Ratio of length of transversal slerotized plate / spermatheca = 1.5, the shield of prosoma yellow without markings .. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
34 Dorsum of opisthosoma with 2 pairs of joint black stripes posteriorly, spermatheca pyriform (Figs a, b, i) ................ ............................................................................................................................................................... L. kunmingensis
- Dorsum of opisthosoma with various black markings, spermatheca global (Figs 13 a–d, l) ........................... L. niger
35 Transversal slerotized plate anteriorly, much developed ............................................................................ L. bhutanus
- Transversal slerotized plate medially, very thin ............................................................................................. L. conicus
36 Copulatory ducts slender, Ratio of width of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 0.2 ................................................... 37
- Copulatory ducts thick, Ratio of width of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 0.5–1.0 ................................................ 38
37 Ratio of length of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 3.0 ............................................................................. L. dentatus
- Ratio of length of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 1.2 (Fig 10 e) ...................................................... L. himalayensis
38 Ratio of width of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 0.8–1.0 ...................................................................................... 39
- Ratio of width of copulatory ducts / spermatheca = 0.5 (Fig 15 l) .................................................................. L. saltus
39 The shield of prosoma yellow, copulatory ducts straight (Figs 4 a–c) ........................................... L. conflatus sp. nov.
- The shield of prosoma black, copulatory ducts twist ....................................................................................... L. davidi