Thumbnail pictures grouped by family

This page contains a selection of thumbnail pictures of the spiders that are reviewed on the spiders of NW-Europe pages.

Click on the link above the pictures for larger images and a description of that family.

Order Araneae - Spiders

Sub-order - Orthognatha (Mygalomorphae, primitive spiders)

Atypidae, purse-web spiders

Atypus piceus

Atypus piceus


Sub-order Labidognatha (Aranaeomorphae, modern spiders)

Cribellatae (These spiders have a cribellum and a calamistrum)

Amaurobiidae, funnel weavers

Amaurobius fenestralis

Amaurobius ferox
Amaurobius claustrarius

Amaurobius similis

Dictynidae, small cribellate spiders

Lathys humilis

Nigma puella

Nigma puella

Dictyna latens

Lathys humilis

Nigma puella female
Nigma puella male

Nigma walckenaeri

Eresidae, lady bird spiders

Eresus sandaliatus

Eresus cinnaberinus

Eresus ruficapillus
Eresus sandaliatus

Eresus cinnaberinus

Eresus ruficapillus
Eresus ZZ295
Eresus
walckenaerius
Eresus ZZ295 (Spain) Eresus ZZ352 (Tunisia)

Oecobiidae, disc web spiders

Oecobius navus
Oecobius navus Oecobius sp Female Oecobius sp Male
Uloborus plumipes

Uloborus plumipes

Uloborus walckenaerius


E-cribellatae

Haplogynae (six-eyed spiders)

Dysderidae, cell spiders 

Dysdera sp.

Dysdera crocata

Dysdera erythrina

Oonopidae, dwarfcel spiders

Scytodidae, spitting spiders

Scytodes thoracica

Scytodes thoracica

Segestriidae, six-eyed spiders

Segestria_bavarica Segestria florentina

Segestria senoculata

Segestria bavarica Segestria florentina
Segestria senoculata

Entelegynae (eight eyed spiders)

Agelenidae, funnel weavers, grass spiders

 

Agelena labyrinthica

Agelena sp.

 Agelena gracilens

 Agelena similis

Coelotes terrestris

Tegenaria agrestis

Tegenaria parietina

Tegenaria silvestris

Tegenaria domestica

 Tegenaria atrica

Tegenaria agrestis

 Tegenaria parietina

 Tegenaria silvestris

Tegenaria domestica

     
Tegenaria gigantea

 Textrix denticulata

     

Anyphaenidae, sac spiders

Argyroneta aquatica

Anyphaena accentuata

Argyronetidae, water spiders

Argyroneta aquatica

Argyroneta aquatica

 

Araneidae, orb web spiders

 

 

Aculepeira ceropegia female
Aculepeira ceropegia male
Aculepeira armida
Araneus diadematus
Araneus ?

 

Araneus quadratus  
Araneus ?
Araneus angulatus
Araneus quadratus Araneus quadratus  

  Atea sturmi
 Araniella cucerbinata
Araniella alpica
Araniella displicata
  Atea sturmi
Araniella inconspicua

Argiope bruennichi

Araniella inconspicua

 Argiope bruennichi young

 Argiope lobata

Argiope bruennichi

Cyclosa conica

 

Larinioides cornutus

Agalenatea redii

Gibbaranea gibbosa

Gibbaranea bituberculata

Larinioides sclopetarius
Larinioides cornutus M

 

Nuctenea umbratica

Larinioides pagatiatus F

 Mangora acalypha

Nuctenea umbratica

 Singa nitidula

Singa hamata

ZygiellaX-notata

 

Zygiella x-notata

 Zygiella atrica

 

Zilla diodia

Cyrtophora citricola tent spider

 

Clubionidae, sac spiders

Cheiracanthium_erraticum

Clubiona corticalis
Cheiracanthium erraticum
Clubiona reclusa
Clubiona terrestris

 

 

Clubiona reclusa

 

Eusparassidae, hunt crabspiders

 

 

Micrommata virescens F

Micrommata virescens M

Olios sp.

 

Erigonidae, dwarf spiders

Enidia bituberculata

 Erigone arctica

 

Gnaphosidae, ground spiders

 

Micaria romana
Callilepis nocturna
 Micaria sp.
 Nomisia aussereri

 

Drassodes lapidosus

Scotophaeus blackwalli
 Gnaphosa leporina
Poecilochroa conspicua
Drassodes lapidosus

 

Zelotus latreillei

 

Zelotus pedestris

unknown

 

Hahniidae, dwarf funnel spiders

Linyphiidae, Sheet web, dwarf or money spiders

Linyphia sp.

 Labulla thoracica

 Drapetisca socialis

 Neriene montana

 Neriene radiata
Neriene peltata
 Linyphia triangularis

 frontinellina frutetorum

Lepthyphantes tenuis Floronia bucculenta    
Lepthyphantes tenuis Floronia bucculenta    

Liocranidae

Liocranum rupicola

Lycosidae, wolf spiders

 

 

Aulonia albimana
Arctosa cinerea
 Arctosa perita
Alopecosa cuneata
Alopecosa cuneata

  Hogna radiata

 Alopecosa pulverenta

Hogna radiata

 Pardosa agricola

 

 

 Pardosa amentata

 Pardosa nigriceps

Pardosa lugubris

 Pardosa prativaga

Pirata piraticus

   
Trochosa terricola

Trochosa terricola

 Trochosa ruricola

   

 

Metidae, orb stretch spiders

Meta menardi

 

Meta segmentata
Meta menardi
Meta merianae
Meta mengei

 

 

 

Oxyopes sp. M
 Oxyopes sp. F
Oxyopes lineatus F
Oxyopes sp1. M
Oxyopes sp1. F

 

Philodromidae, crab spiders

Philodromus aureolus M

 Philodromus aureolus F

 Philodromus cespitum

 Philodromus emarginatus

 Philodromus dispar F

Philodromus albidus male

 Philodromus dispar M

 Philodromus rufus M

 Philodromus rufus F

Philodromus albidus M

Philodromus F fuscoemerginatus

     

 Philodromus sp. F

Tibelus oblongus
     

Thanatus arenarius

 

 Thanatus alpinus
Thanatus arenarius
 Thanatus formicinus
 
Thanatus sp.

 

Pholcidae, daddy longlegs, vibrating or cellar spiders

Holocnemus pluchei

 Pholcus phalangioides

 Psilochorus simoni

 

Pisauridae, big wolf or nursery web spiders

 

Dolomedes fimbriatus

Dolomedes plantarius

 Pisaura mirabilis

 

Salticidae, jumping spiders

Aelurillus v-insignitus M

 Aelurillus v-insignitus F

 Eris nidicolens

 Bianor aurocinctus

Ballus chalybeius

 

Carrhotus_xanthogramma

 

 

 Carrhotus xanthogramma F

Cyrba algerina

Carrhotus xanthogramma M

Dendryphantus rudis?

 

 

 

 Euophrys erratica

Evarcha arcuata

 Evarcha falcata

Evarcha jacunda

 
Menemerus semilimbatus

 

Menemerus semilimbatus

Marpissa pomatia

 Marpissa muscosa

 

 Myrmarachne formicaria

 

 Heliophanus kochii

 Heliophanus cupreus

 Heliophanus tribulosus

Icius hamatus

Icius subinermis

Pseudophrys lanigera    

 Philaeus chrysops M

 Philaeus chrysops F

Pseudophrys lanigera    

Pellenes seriatus

 Pellenes nigrociliatus

Pellenes arcigerus M+V

Pellenes tripunctatus Pellenes seriatus
Phlegra fasciata

 

Saitis barbipes M

 Saitis barbipes F

Sitticus rupicolaM

Sitticus pubescens

 

 

 

 

Pseudicius encarpatus

 

 Salticus cingulatus

Salticus scenicus

 

Tetragnathidae, stretch spiders or long jawed orb weavers

Tetragnatha extensa M

Tetragnatha extensa F

Tetragnatha montana

Pachygnatha clercki F

Pachygnatha clercki M

Pachygnatha degeeri

 

Theridiidae & Nesticidae, scaffold web spiders

Achaeranea riparia Achaeranea ZZ169
Achaearanea tepidariorum
 Achaearanea lunata
Achaeranea lunata male Achaeranea riparia Achaeranea ZZ169

Crustulina guttata

 Anelosimus vittatatus
Crustulina guttata
 Enoplognatha ovata
 Enoplognatha ovata
 Enoplognatha mordax?

Episinus angulatus
 Euryopis sp.
Keijia tinctum
 Latrodectus hasselti Neottiura bimaculata

 

 

Steatoda bipunctata
 Steatoda albomaculata M
 Steatoda albomaculata F
Steatoda triangulosa
Steatoda triangulosa

Steatoda phalerata
Steatoda paykulliana
Steatoda phalerata Steatoda grossa M Steatoda grossa F Steatoda grossa F

Theridion pallens M
Theridion pallens F Theridion varians
 Theridon pictum
 Theridon melanurum
     
 
Theridion sisyphium
 
Nesticus cellulanus
 

 

Thomisidae, crab spiders

 

 

Diaea dorsata M
Diaea dorsata F
Misumena vatia
 Thomisus onustus
Heriaeus hirtus

Synaema globosum

 

Misumenops tricuspidatus M
Misumenops tricuspidatus F
Synaema globosum
 Synaema globosum
Synaema globosum

Xysticus audax

Xysticus kempelini
Xysticus cristatus F
Xysticus cristatus M
Xysticus lanio
Xysticus audax
Xysticus kempelini

<i>Xysticus</i> <i>sabulosis</i>

<I>Xysticus ulmi</I>

<I>Xysticus erraticus</I>

<I>Tmarus piger </I>

Ozyptila trux

Xysticus sabulosis

Xysticus ulmi

Xysticus erraticus

Tmarus piger

Ozyptila trux

<i>Ozyptila praticola</i>

Ozyptila? ZZ164 ZZ165 Runcinia ZZ211

Ozyptila praticola
Ozyptila? ZZ164 ? ZZ165 Runcinia ZZ211
Unknown

Zodariidae

Zoridae (Ctenidae), wandering spiders

Zora spinimana

Zoropsidae, ground spiders

Zora spinimana

 


 

Order Opiliones - Harvestmen

Trodulidae & nemastomatidae & Phalangiidae

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Opilio ravanea

Mitopus morio

Oligolophus saxatilis

Phalangium opilio

Leiobunum rotundum

Leiobunum rotundum male

Paroligolophus agrestis

 Odiellus spinosus

 


 

Ed Nieuwenhuys, July 24, 2009

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