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.
If you recognize your spider then click on the link above the pictures for larger images and a description of that family.
Here is a Spider identification location chart to identify your spider by its habitat.

Order Araneae - Spiders

Sub-order - Orthognatha (Mygalomorphae, primitive spiders)

Atypidae, purse-web spiders

Atypus affinis

Atypus affinis

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

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 Loureedia annulipes
Eresus sandaliatus

Eresus cinnaberinus

Eresus ruficapillus Loureedia annulipes
Eresus walckenaerius Eresus ZZ295 Loureedia annulipes Stegodyphus lineatus
Eresus
walckenaerius
Eresus ZZ295 Eresus albopictus? Loureedia annulipes (Tunesia) Stegodyphus lineatus

Oecobiidae, disc web spiders

Oecobius navus
Oecobius navus Oecobius annulipes? V Oecobius annulipes? M
Uloborus plumipes

Uloborus walckenaerius

Hyptiotes paradoxus Hyptiotes paradoxus
Uloborus plumipes

Uloborus walckenaerius

Hyptiotes paradoxus Hyptiotes paradoxus

E-cribellatae

Haplogynae (six-eyed spiders)

Dysderidae, cell spiders 

Dysdera sp. Dysdera crocata

Dysdera crocata

Dysdera erythrina

Dysdera sp.
Dysdera crocata

Dysdera crocata

Dysdera erythrina

Oonopidae, dwarfcel spiders

Scytodidae, spitting spiders

Scytodes thoracica

Scytodes thoracica Scytodes thoracica
Scytodes thoracica
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

Allagelena gracilens

Malthonica ferruginea

Agelena labyrinthica

 Agelena similis

 Allagelena gracilens

Malthonica ferruginea

Eratigena atrica

Eratigena agrestis

Tegenaria parietina

Malthonica silvestris

 Eratigena atrica

Eratigena agrestis

 Tegenaria parietina

 Malthonica silvestris

Textrix denticulata

Histopona torpida  
Tegenaria gigantea

 Textrix denticulata

Histopona torpida  

Anyphaenidae, sac spiders

 

Argyronetidae, water spiders

Argyroneta aquatica     Argyroneta aquatica  
Anyphaena accentuata     Argyroneta aquatica  

Araneidae, orb web spiders

Araneus diadematus Araneus diadematus

Araneus diadematus

Aculepeira armida
Araneus diadematus Araneus diadematus
Araneus diadematus

Araneus quadratus Araneus quadratus
Araneus angulatus
Araneus quadratus Araneus quadratus Araneus quadratus

 
Aculepeira ceropegia
Aculepeira ceropegia male
Araneus sturmi/triguttatus  
Agalenatea redii Agalenatea redii Agalenatea redii Agalenatea redii
Agalenatea redii Agalenatea redii Agalenatea redii Agalenatea redii

Araniella cucerbinata

Araniella cucerbinata

Araniella cucerbinata
 Araniella cucerbinata male
Araniella alpica
Araniella displicata
Argiope bruennichi

Argiope bruennichi

Argiope trifasciata

Argiope lobata

Argiope bruennichi

 Argiope bruennichi young

Argiope trifasciata

 Argiope lobata

Cercidia prominens

Cyclosa conica

Cercidia prominens

Cyclosa conica

Gibbaranea gibbosa

Gibbaranea bituberculata

Larinioides cornutus

Larinioides cornutus M

Larinioides sclopetarius

Larinioides cornutus
Larinioides cornutus male
Larinioides sclopetarius
Gibbaranea omoeda
Mangora acalypha Mangora acalypha Mangora acalypha
Larinioides sclopetarius male Mangora acalypha Mangora acalypha Mangora acalypha

Nuctenea umbratica

Nuctenea umbratica

Singa hamata

Singa nitidula

Nuctenea umbratica
Nuctenea umbratica male

Singa hamata

 Singa nitidula

       
       

Zygiella X-notata

Zygiella atrica

Zilla diodia

Zygiella x-notata

 Zygiella atrica

Zilla diodia

Cyrtophora citricola tent spider

 

Clubionidae, sac spiders

Clubiona lutescens

 

Clubiona terrestris

Clubiona corticalis
Clubiona lutescens
 
Clubiona terrestris

Clubiona brevipes

Clubiona lutescens

Clubiona comta

Clubiona diversa

Clubiona brevipes
Clubiona lutescens
Clubiona comta
Clubiona diversa

 

Eusparassidae, hunt crabspiders

 

 

Micrommata virescens F

Micrommata virescens M

Olios sp.

 

Erigonidae, dwarf spiders

Enidia bituberculata

 Erigone arctica

 

Gnaphosidae, Flat-bellied ground spiders

Liophrurillus flavitarsis Micaria coarctata?

Micaria pulicaria

Micaria_subopaca
Liophrurillus flavitarsis
Micaria coarctata?

Micaria pulicaria

Micaria subopaca

Micaria romana

Callilepis schuszteri

Micaria romana
Callilepis nocturna/ schuszteri
Gnaphosa lucifuga/lugubris
 Nomisia aussereri
Nomisia aussereri

Scotophaeus blackwalli

Poecilochroa conspicua

Drassodes lapidosus

Nomisia aussereri
Scotophaeus blackwalli
Poecilochroa conspicua
Drassodes lapidosus

Zelotus latreillei

Zelotes pusillus

Zelotes pedestris

Zelotes praeficus

Zelotus latreillei

Zelotes pusillus

Zelotus pedestris

Zelotes praeficus
 

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

Arctosa leopardus

 

 

Aulonia albimana
Arctosa leopardus
 Arctosa perita
Alopecosa cuneata
Alopecosa cuneata

  Hogna radiata

Pardosa trailli

Pardosa monticola
 Alopecosa pulverenta

Alopecosa inquilina

Hogna radiata

Pardosa trailli

Pardosa monticola

 

 

 Pardosa amentata

 Pardosa nigriceps

Pardosa lugubris

 Pardosa prativaga

Pardosa saltans
Pardosa wagleri

Hygrolycosa_rubrofasciata

Pardosa wagleri

Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata

Trochosa terricola

Trochosa terricola

 Trochosa ruricola

Pirata latitans Pirata piraticus Arctosa villica Arctosa_lutetiana Pirata hygrophilus
Pirata latitans Pirata piraticus Arctosa villica Arctosa villica Pirata hygrophilus

 

Metidae, orb stretch spiders

Meta menardi

 

Meta segmentata
Meta menardi Meta merianae M
Meta merianae F
Meta mengei

 

 

 

Oxyopes heterophthalmus M
Oxyopes heterophthalmus F
Oxyopes heterophthalmus F
Oxyopes lineatus F
Oxyopes kraepelinorum

 

Philodromidae, crab spiders

Philodromus albidus

Philodromus albidus

Philodromus aureolus M

 Philodromus aureolus F

 Philodromus cespitum

 Philodromus emarginatus

 

 

 Philodromus dispar M

 Philodromus dispar F

 

Philodromus F fuscoemerginatus

 

Philodromus albidus male

 Philodromus sp. F

Tibelus oblongus

 Philodromus rufus M

 Philodromus rufus F

Philodromus albidus M

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

Pisaura mirabilis Pisaura mirabilis Pisaura mirabilis Pisaura mirabilis
 Pisaura mirabilis  Pisaura mirabilis  Pisaura mirabilis  Pisaura mirabilis
Pisaura mirabilis Pisaura mirabilis Dolomedes fimbriatus Dolomedes plantarius
 Pisaura mirabilis  Pisaura mirabilis

Dolomedes fimbriatus

Dolomedes plantarius

 

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?

 Evarcha falcata

 

 Euophrys erratica

Evarcha arcuata

Evarcha jacunda

Marpissa pomatia

 Marpissa muscosa

 

 Heliophanus kochii

 Heliophanus cupreus

 Heliophanus tribulosus

Icius hamatus

Icius subinermis

Menemerus semilimbatus

Pseudophrys lanigera
Menemerus semilimbatus

 Myrmarachne formicaria

 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

Euryopis quinqueguttata

Crustulina guttata

 Achaearanea lunata
Achaeranea riparia
 Anelosimus vittatatus
Euryopis quinqueguttata
Crustulina guttata

 
 Enoplognatha ovata
 Enoplognatha ovata
 Enoplognatha mordax?
 Latrodectus hasselti
 

 

 

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

Steatoda phalerata

Steatoda paykulliana
Steatoda phalerata Steatoda nobilis
 Theridon pictum
 Theridon melanurum
Phylloneta sisyphium Phylloneta impressum  
Theridion pallens
Phylloneta sisyphium
Phylloneta impressum
Theridion tinctum
 

Titanoecidae

Titanoeca quadriguttata

Titanoeca quadriguttata

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

Zoridae (Ctenidae), wandering spiders

 

Zoropsidae, ground spiders

     
Zora spinimana     Zoropsis spinimana  

Order Opiliones - Harvestmen

Trodulidae & nemastomatidae & Phalangiidae

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Mitopus morio

Rilaena triangularis

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Mitopus morio M

Rilaena triangularis

Paroligolophus agrestis

Phalangium opilio

Phalangium opilio

Nemastoma lugubre

Paroligolophus agrestis

Phalangium opilio M

Phalangium opilio F

Nemastoma lugubre

Oligolophus tridens

Leiobunum rotundum M

Leiobunum rotundum F

 Odiellus spinosus

Oligolophus tridens

Leiobunum rotundum Opilio canestrinii Opilio canestrinii Rilaena triangularis
Leiobunum rotundum F Opilio canestrinii F Opilio canestrinii M Rilaena triangularis

 


 

Ed Nieuwenhuys, 23 march 2023

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