Ephippiochthonius

Gardini, Giulio, 2013, A revision of the species of the pseudoscorpion subgenus Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from Italy and neighbouring areas, Zootaxa 3655 (1), pp. 1-151 : 6-9

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Key to adults of the Italian, Swiss Tessin and Corsican species of Ephippiochthonius View in CoL

1 Proximal half of fixed chelal finger with triangular teeth gradually reduced as far as the base of the finger (figs 203–204, 225– 226); proximal half of movable chelal finger with low, rounded, sometime vestigial teeth, consequently without straight, thick marginal lamina (figs 203–204, 225–226) ( C. tetrachelatus group)............................................... 2

- Fixed chelal finger with triangular subequal teeth, followed by few rounded teeth, as far as the proximal third or half of the finger (figs 169–170); proximal third or half of movable chelal finger with straight, thick marginal lamina, sometimes with low and rounded vestigial teeth (more or less fused with high base in C. parmensis View in CoL , C. cassolai View in CoL , C. berninii View in CoL and C. thaleri View in CoL ) (figs 169–170, 177–178) ( C. fuscimanus View in CoL group)................................................................. 15

2 Movable cheliceral finger with isolated subapical tooth (di) (figs 4–5); no epistome; 4 eyes with lens.................. 3

- Movable cheliceral finger without isolated subapical tooth (di) (figs 31–32); epistome and eyes present or absent........ 5

3 Carapace with 1 or 2 preocular microsetae on each side; posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae and 1–2 lateral microsetae on each side............................................................................... 4

- Carapace without preocular microsetae; posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae, without lateral microsetae.......................................................................................... [ C. gibbus Beier, 1953 View in CoL ]

4 Larger: chela length (3) 0.655–0.77 mm; movable chelal finger with 11–14 teeth; distance between successive apices of teeth of fixed chelal finger at level of est-it 0.028–0.034 mm; carapace with anteromedian macrosetae 0.080–0.090 mm long; movable cheliceral finger with spinneret in both sexes (figs 141–142)........................... C. lucanus Callaini, 1984 View in CoL

- Smaller: length of chela (3) 0.60–0.62 mm; movable chelal finger with 8–9 triangular teeth; distance between successive api-

ces of teeth of fixed chelal finger at level of est-it 0.025–0.026 mm; carapace with anteromedian macrosetae 0.066–0.070 mm long; movable cheliceral finger without spinneret in males (fig. 153)............................ C. messapicus View in CoL n. sp. 5 Movable cheliceral finger with spinneret in both sexes, rarely reduced in males (male of C. altamurae View in CoL unknown); distance between successive apices of teeth of fixed chelal finger at level of est - it no more than 0.049 mm; epigean and hypogean species from Italy and epigean species from Corsica........................................................... 6

- Movable cheliceral finger without spinneret in males; distance between successive apices of teeth of fixed chelal finger at level of est - it 0.050 mm; hypogean troglomorphic species from Corsica......................... [ C. remyi Heurtault, 1975 View in CoL ]

6 Epigean species; anterior eyes with convex lens; small or medium size: length of chela 0.48–0.95 (3) 0.53–1.04 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.28–0.56 (3) 0.30–0.60 (Ƥ) mm; chela 4.4–6.0 (3) 4.0–5.2 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.1–1.5; posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae or with 2 macrosetae and a pair of lateral microsetae.......................................................................................... 7

- Endogean or hypogean, micro- or anophthalmic species; medium or large size: length of chela 0.94–1.83 (3) 0.92–1.77 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.55–1.14 (3) 0.53–1.07 (Ƥ) mm; chela 4.9–7.9 (3) 4.5–7.4 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.5–2.0; posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae......................... 9

7 Smaller: length of chela 0.48–0.72 (3) 0.53–0.81 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.28–0.41 (3) 0.30–0.45 (Ƥ) mm; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.1–1.3; hand of chela depressed at level of trichobothria ib - isb and with hump distad of ib - isb (figs 203–204); fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 4–6 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.019–0.022 mm).................................................................................... 8

- Larger: length of chela 0.65–0.95 (3) 0.55–1.04 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.38–0.56 (3) 0.39–0.60 (Ƥ) mm; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.3–1.5; hand of chela not depressed (or with a very weak depression) at level of trichobothria ib - isb, without hump distad of ib - isb (figs 225–226, 233–234); fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 3–4 (rarely 5) teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.024–0.040 mm)............. C. tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790)

8 Posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae (exceptionally with 2 macrosetae and pair of lateral microsetae); proximal half of chelal fingers with teeth reduced in size proximally, but clearly distinguishable as far as the base of fingers (figs 203–204)................................................................................... C. siculus Beier, 1961 View in CoL

- Posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae and a pair of lateral microsetae; proximal half of chelal fingers with vestigial teeth, widely rounded proximally, reduced as far as trichobothrium sb, not reaching base of fingers (figs 268–269)................................................................................... C. vachoni Heurtault-Rossi, 1963 View in CoL

9 Fixed chelal finger with 18–25 triangular teeth (proximal rounded teeth excepted); movable chelal finger with 5–12 triangular teeth (proximal rounded or vestigial teeth excepted)........................................................ 10

- Fixed chelal finger with 33–36 triangular teeth (proximal rounded teeth excepted); movable chelal finger with 16–18 triangular teeth (proximal rounded or vestigial teeth excepted) (fig. 194).............................. C. sardous Gardini, 2008 View in CoL

10 Anophthalmous (rarely microphthalmic: C. poseidonis View in CoL ) hypogean species from Apulia, Sicily and Sardinia; pedipalps more slender: chela 6.4–7.4 (3) 5.6–6.5 (Ƥ) times as long as deep................................................. 11

- Microphthalmic endogean species (locally hypogean in Sardinia) from Liguria, Sicily, Malta and Sardinia; pedipalps less slen- der: chela 4.9–6.1 (3) 4.5–6.0 (Ƥ) times as long as deep..................................... C. concii Beier, 1953 View in CoL

11 Species from Italian mainland (Apulia); carapace with 1 preocular microseta on each side.......................... 12

- Species from Sicily and Sardinia; carapace usually with 2 preocular microsetae on each side (variable in C. poseidonis View in CoL ).. 13

12 Species of medium size: length of chela 0.92 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.53 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 5.9 times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.6............................ C. altamurae View in CoL n. sp.

- Species of large size: length of chela 1.78 (3) mm, length of movable chelal finger 1.05 (3) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 7.4 times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 2.0........................ C. apulicus Beier, 1958 View in CoL

13 Species from Sardinia; larger: length of chela 1.21–1.41 (3) 1.16–1.60 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.71–0.85 (3) 0.67–0.94 (Ƥ) mm; fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 3 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.035–0.042 mm)................................................................................... 14

- Species from Sicily; smaller: length of chela 1.02 (3) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.63 (3) mm; fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.027 mm)............. C. elymus View in CoL n. sp.

14 Anophthalmic species with marked troglomorphic facies; chela 6.85 (3) 6.1–6.5 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.7–1.9; fixed chelal finger with 18–22 triangular teeth (proximal rounded teeth excepted)................................................................................................ C. grafittii Gardini, 1981 View in CoL

- Microphthalmic or oculated species with weak troglomorphic facies; chela 6.4–6.7 (3) 5.6–6.1 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.5–1.8; fixed chelal finger with 21–25 triangular teeth (proximal rounded teeth excepted).................................................................................. C. poseidonis Gardini, 1993 View in CoL

15 Movable cheliceral finger with isolated subapical tooth (di).................................................. 16

- Movable cheliceral finger without isolated subapical tooth (di)............................................... 34

16 Chelal hand (in lateral view) with a rounded hump distad of trichobothria ib-isb and a more or less marked hollow just before base of movable finger, making hand abruptly constricted; proximal half of movable chelal finger with thick marginal lamina, with teeth rounded or vestigial and more or less fused with high base (figs 177–178, 240–241)...................... 17

- Chelal hand (in lateral view) without a rounded hump distad of trichobothria ib-isb, sometimes weakly depressed at level of ib/ isb, without hollow just before base of movable finger, making hand gradually constricted; proximal half of movable chelal finger with straight, thick marginal lamina, sometimes undulated (figs 74–75, 119–120)........................... 20

17 Posterior margin of carapace with 4 macrosetae (lateral macrosetae slightly shorter, exceptionally 2 macro- and 2 microsetae in C. parmensis View in CoL ); ocular series with 6 macrosetae (fig. 173).................................................... 18

- Posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae; ocular series with 4 macrosetae and 2 microsetae (fig. 237)................................................................................................ C. thaleri Gardini, 2009 View in CoL

18 Epigean species with eyes; carapace with 2 preocular microsetae on each side; fixed chelal finger with 12–16 triangular teeth (proximal rounded teeth excepted); smaller: length of chela 0.45–0.57 (3) 0.50–0.66 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.26–0.35 (3) 0.28–0.40 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 4.0–5.3 (3) 3.6–4.6 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.0–1.2........................................................................... 19

- Endogean or hypogean, anophthalmic or microphthalmic species; carapace with 1 preocular microseta on each side; fixed chelal finger with 17–21 triangular teeth (proximal rounded teeth excepted); larger: length of chela 0.89–1.12 (3) 0.84–1.37 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.54–0.68 (3) 0.50–0.78 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 5.7–5.9 (3) 5.0–5.1 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.4–1.6.......................... C. cassolai Beier, 1973 View in CoL

19 Proximal half of fixed chelal finger with 2–5 rounded teeth merging in an evident high bulge of marginal lamina (figs 177– 178); species from Italian mainland................................................... C. parmensis Beier, 1963 View in CoL

- Proximal half of fixed chelal finger with 2–5 rounded and spaced teeth, marginal lamina weakly raised (figs 26–27); species from Sicily and Sardinia............................................................ C. berninii Callaini, 1983 View in CoL

20 Epigean species with eyes (or microphthalmic, with posterior eyes reduced to ocular spot: C. intemelius View in CoL ); movable chelal finger with 5–8 triangular teeth.......................................................................... 21

- Hypogean or endogean anophthalmic species; movable chelal finger with (6)7–14 triangular teeth................... 24

21 Smaller: length of chela 0.435–0.65 (3) 0.47–0.73 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.25–0.37 (3) 0.265–0.40 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.1–1.3; fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 5 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.020–0.031 mm).......................................... 22

- Larger: length of chela 1.0–1.12 (3) 1.13–1.25 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.52–0.58 (3) 0.58–0.63 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.3–1.7; fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 3–4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.043–0.050 mm)........................ C. fuscimanus Simon, 1900 View in CoL

22 Anterior eyes with distinctly convex lens; epistome mostly absent (rarely present in C. tyrrhenicus View in CoL ); movable cheliceral finger with spinneret in both sexes............................................................................23

- Anterior eyes with weakly convex lens, posterior ones reduced to ocular spot, without tapetum; epistome mostly present; movable cheliceral finger with spinneret only in females (sometimes vestigial in 3: figs 116–117)......... C. intemelius View in CoL n. sp.

23 Pedipalpal hand (in lateral view) with gentle slope between trichobothria ib-isb and eb-esb-ist (hand with a more rectangular profile: figs 169–170); generally larger: length of chela 0.52–0.65 (3) 0.56–0.73 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.29–0.37 (3) 0.31–0.40 (Ƥ) mm; distance between successive apices of teeth of fixed chelal finger at level of est-it 0.026– 0.031 mm .......................................................................... C. nanus Beier, 1953 View in CoL

- Pedipalpal hand (in lateral view) with abrupt slope between trichobothria ib-isb and eb-esb-ist (hand with a more square profile: figs 259-260); generally smaller: length of chela 0.435–0.54 (3) 0.47–0.60 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.25– 0.31 (3) 0.265–0.34 (Ƥ) mm; distance between successive apices of teeth of fixed chelal finger at level of est-it 0.020 mm ....................................................................................... C. tyrrhenicus View in CoL n. sp.

24 Hypogean species of medium or large size: length of chela 0.75–1.70 (3) 0.75–1.86 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.44–0.96 (3) 0.44–1.07 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 6.4–8.4 (3) 5.3–8.45 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.3–2.05 (Ƥ); fixed chelal finger with 12–21 triangular teeth, at level of est-it with 3–4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.025–0.048 mm)............................................ 25

- Endogean species of small size: length of chela 0.49–0.51 (3) 0.55–0.565 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.29–0.30 (3) 0.32–0.325 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 5.6–5.7 (3) 5.0–5.1 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/ carapace 1.2 (Ƥ); fixed chelal finger with 10–11 triangular teeth, at level of est-it with 5 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.020–0.021 mm)................................................... C. aeneae View in CoL n. sp.

25 Species from Northern Italy........................................................................... 26

- Species from Central Italy............................................................................ 31

26 Species from southwestern Alps and Ligurian Apennines.................................................... 27

- Species from southeastern Alps (from Bergamasque pre-Alps to Carnic Alps)................................... 30

27 Movable cheliceral finger, besides the isolated subapical tooth (di), with a median prominent group of 5 teeth (figs 272–273); species from Ligurian Apennines....................................................................... 28

- Movable cheliceral finger, besides the isolated subapical tooth (di), with 7–12 teeth (figs 245-247); species from Maritime and Ligurian Alps and Ligurian pre-Alps.................................................................... 29

28 Movable cheliceral finger with isolated subapical tooth (di) proximal with respect to the spinneret (fig. 87); smaller: length of chela 0.75 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.44 (Ƥ) mm; species from the neighbourhood of Genoa............................................................................................ C. genuensis Gardini, 1990 View in CoL

- Movable cheliceral finger with isolated subapical tooth (di) at same level as spinneret (figs 272-273); larger: length of chela 0.75–1.06 (3) 0.92–1.07 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.45–0.63 (3) 0.54–0.62 (Ƥ) mm; species from Eastern Liguria............................................................................... C. zoiai Gardini, 1990 View in CoL

29 Movable cheliceral finger of 3 without spinneret (fig. 245); smaller: length of chela 1.0–1.29 (3) 0.77–1.39 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.60–0.745 (3) 0.455–0.80 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 6.7–7.6 (3) 5.45–6.8 (Ƥ); ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.6–1.85 (3) 1.3–1.7 (Ƥ); fixed and movable chelal fingers respectively with 13–17 and 8–11 triangular teeth, at level of est-it with 3–4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.027–0.031 mm)...................................................................................... C. troglophilus Beier, 1930 View in CoL

- Movable cheliceral finger of 3 with spinneret (fig. 90); larger: length of chela 1.50–1.70 (3) 1.65–1.86 (Ƥ) mm, length of

pedipalpal movable finger 0.86–0.96 (3) 0.955–1.07 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 7.5–8.1 (3) 7.25–8.45 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.8–2.05 (Ƥ); pedipalpal fixed and movable fingers respectively with 18– 21 and 11–14 triangular teeth, at level of est-it with 2–3 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.040 mm)............................................................................. C. gestroi Simon, 1896 View in CoL 30 Tergite I with 4 setae; movable cheliceral finger of 3 without spinneret; isolated subapical tooth (di) of Ƥ proximal with respect to the spinneret (figs 182–183); smaller: length of chela 0.75–1.04 (3) 0.93–1.14 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.44–0.59 (3) 0.57–0.66 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 6.5–7.4 (3) 6.3–6.9 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.3–1.7 (Ƥ); fixed and movable chelal fingers respectively with 12–14 and 7–9 triangular teeth, fixed finger at level of est-it with 3–4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.030–0.036 mm)......................................................................................... C. pieltaini Beier, 1930 View in CoL

- Tergite I with 2 setae; movable cheliceral finger with spinneret in both sexes; isolated subapical tooth (di) level with the spinneret (figs 158–159); larger: length of chela 1.15–1.27 (3) 1.24–1.35 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.68–0.77 (3) 0.73–0.81 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 7.05–7.9 (3) 6.7–7.5 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/ carapace 1.7–2.0 (Ƥ); fixed and movable chelal fingers respectively with 14–17 and 8–11 triangular teeth, fixed finger at level of est-it with 3–4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.040–0.048 mm).. C. monguzzii View in CoL n. sp.

31 Carapace with 2 preocular microsetae on each side; epistome absent; fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 3 teeth occupying 0.1 mm ........................................................................................... 32

- Carapace without preocular microsetae; epistome present, even if only weakly developed (fig. 146); fixed chelal finger at level of est-it with 4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm ...................................................... C. magrinii View in CoL n. sp.

32 Larger: length of chela 1.07–1.19 (3) 1.11–1.27 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.64–0.70 (3) 0.65–0.74 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 7.2–8.4 (3) 6.6–7.9 (Ƥ); ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.7–1.9 (Ƥ).............. 33

- Smaller: length of chela 0.81 (3) 0.83–0.90 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.48 (3) 0.48–0.53 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 6.75 (3) 5.3–6.4 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.4–1.5 (Ƥ).................................................................................................. C. etruscus View in CoL n. sp.

33 Smaller: length of chela 1.07–1.095 (3) 1.11–1.25 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.64–0.66 (3) 0.65–0.73 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 7.2–7.4 (3) 6.6–6.9 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.7–1.8 (Ƥ); movable cheliceral finger with isolated subapical tooth (di) mostly proximal with respect to the spinneret C. sulphureus View in CoL n. sp.

- Larger: length of chela 1.14–1.19 (3) 1.27 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.66–0.70 (3) 0.74 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 8.2–8.4 (3) 7.9 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.8–1.9 (Ƥ); movable cheliceral finger with isolated subapical tooth (di) at level with spinneret................................ C. latellai View in CoL n. sp.

34 From Corsica...................................................................................... 35

- From Northern Italy................................................................................. 37

35 Epigean species, with eyes, of small or medium size: length of chela 0.47–0.67 (3) 0.53–0.61 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.28–0.39 (3) 0.30–0.35 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.1–1.4 (Ƥ); fixed chelal finger with 10–12 triangular teeth, at level of est-it with 4–6 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.019–0.026 mm)................................................................................ 36

- Endogean microphthalmic species of large size: length of chela 1.03–1.21 (3) 1.14–1.28 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.61–0.70 (3) 0.65–0.735 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps more slender: ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.7–1.75 (Ƥ); fixed chelal finger with 13–15 triangular teeth, at level of est-it with 2–3 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.038–0.043 mm).......................................................... [ C. siscoensis Heurtault, 1975 View in CoL ]

36 Larger: length of chela 0.655–0.67 (3) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.38–0.39 (3) mm; pedipalps more slender: chela 5.5–5.8 (3) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.35–1.4 (3); fixed finger, at level of est-it, with 4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.026 mm)........................ [ C. corsicus Callaini, 1981 View in CoL ]

- Smaller: length of chela 0.47–0.54 (3) 0.53–0.61 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.28–0.31 (3) 0.30–0.35 (Ƥ) mm; pedipalps less slender: chela 4.8–5.15 (3) 4.1–4.3 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.1–1.2 (Ƥ); fixed finger, at level of est-it, with 5–6 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.019–0.021 mm)..................................................................................... [ C. giustii Callaini, 1981 View in CoL ]

37 Smaller: length of chela 0.51–0.63 (3) 0.56–0.69 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.30–0.38 (3) 0.32–0.41 (Ƥ) mm; fixed finger, at level of est-it, with 5 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.020–0.025 mm); species from Ligurian pre-Alps.............................................................................. 38

- Larger: length of chela 0.63–1.03 (3) 0.69–1.22 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 0.35–0.56 (3) 0.37–0.62 (Ƥ) mm; fixed finger, at level of est-it, with 3–4 teeth occupying 0.1 mm (distance between successive apices 0.032–0.035 mm); species from Eastern Alps................................................................... C. boldorii Beier, 1934 View in CoL

38 Endogean anophthalmic species; movable cheliceral finger with spinneret in both sexes (figs 80-81); pedipalps more slender: ratio of movable chelal finger/hand 1.45–1.55 (Ƥ), chela 5.6–5.5.7 (3) 5.5–5.6 (Ƥ) times as long as deep, ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.3 (Ƥ).................................................................... C. gallii View in CoL n. sp.

- Epigean microphthalmic species; movable cheliceral finger mostly without spinneret in males (figs 133-134); pedipalps less slender: ratio of movable chelal finger/hand 1.3–1.4 (Ƥ), chela 5.1–5.3 (3) 4.6–4.75 (Ƥ) times as long as deep, ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.1–1.25 (Ƥ).......................................................... C. ligur View in CoL n. sp.

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