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As I have no photo of the epigyne, I suppose it is impossible to find the species.......or perhaps is it possible to suppress some species that have never 2 paired of black spots?
Do you have an idea of the number of paired black spots that could be seen on:
- Araniella inconspicua
- Araniella alpica
- Araniella cucurbitina
- Araniella opisthographa
- Araniella proxima

Thanks

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I only know Araniella cucurbitina. It is the only species from this genus for Portugal.

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Photo 2

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All the northern european species of Araniella have paired black spots, and usually the red spot above the spinnerets. The only visibly different species is A. displicata which has a red mark on the abdomen. This could be any of the five - you need to look at the genitalia for definite id.

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Hello, Jorge!



Hard to believe. We have 6 species in Germany alone (which look very similar, except A. displicata). I strongly suspect that the "Arananiella cucurbitina" in Portugal consists of more than one species.