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From Bickel's revision of Sciapodinae, omitting male characters:

* Frons highly polished metallic blue-green ... CI with either 3-7 strong lateral spine-like setae (stronger in females than males), or CI with 3 strong black distolateral setae; FI and TI in both sexes usually without major setae ... Plagiozopelma

* Vertex and frons usually with pruinosity ... CI without strong lateral spine-like setae; PI and TI usually with long setae; pedicel often with long ventral and dorsal setae ... Chrysosoma