Subfamily Harpacteinae Cooke, 1965

1a. Male............................................................................................... 2

1b. Female............................................................................................. 4

2. The first of the retromarginal teeth aligned with the end point of the second of the promarginal teeth (Figs 2, 7, 15). Bulb with extensively developed distal apophyses; embolus longer than the bulb......................... Dasumia Thorell, 1875

3. The first retromarginal tooth aligned with the centre of the promarginal teeth or the first retromarginal tooth approximately aligned with the second promarginal tooth (Figs 26, 39, 47, 56, 66). Bulb with embolus and conductor................................................................................................. Harpactea Bristowe, 1939

4a. The first of the retromarginal teeth aligned with the end point of the second of the promarginal teeth (Figs 2, 7, 15). The vulva generally strongly sclerotised. Parts of vulva fused together in some species (Figs 21–23).......... Dasumia Thorell, 1875

4b. The first retromarginal tooth aligned with the centre of the promarginal teeth (Figs 26, 39, 47, 56). The vulva is more delicate. The spermatheca reversed T-shaped (Figs 31–36, 42–43, 53–54, 63–64)..................... Harpactea Bristowe, 1939