Figure 6. Dipoena nigra. A in Morphological phylogeny of cobweb spiders and their relatives (Araneae, Araneoidea, Theridiidae)

Figure 6. Dipoena nigra. A, serrated bristles of tarsal comb (193-1, 194-0, 195-0); compare to the characteristic theridiid tarsal comb, e.g. Achaearanea (Fig. 11E, F). B, C, tip of tarsus I female. B, note presence of grouped flat tipped setae ventrally (arrow), a Hadrotarsinae synapomorphy (197-1). C, ventral view. D, female spinnerets, FL is probably absent (212-1), the size and shape of the AGs is uncertain, but probably one is enlarged and flattened (215-1, see male in F); note also the absence of stridulatory ridges on ALS (arrow, 203-0), previously thought to be a hadrotarsine synapomorphy. E, Dipoena torva female PLS, with a small AG, lacking FL. F, male PLS has a functional (219-1), flattened AG, the second non-AC spigot is morphologically similar to FL, but given the condition in the female is probably an AG. Scale bars: A–C, 20 mm; D, 50 mm; E, F, 10 mm.