Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)
List of families for Great Britain
85 Families width 1841 Species and 16 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUZ
| Actinopodidae Simon, 1892 | Mouse Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837 | Agelenid Spiders | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870 | Amaurobiids | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Amphinectidae Forster & Wi..., 1973 | Amphinectid spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anamidae Simon, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anapidae Simon, 1895 | Anapid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940 | Folding trapdoor spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878 | Anyphaenid sac spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Araneidae Simon, 1895 | Golden orb web spiders | 121 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeometidae Petrunkevitch, 1949 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arthrolycosidae Fritsch, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arthromygalidae Petrunkevitch, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atypidae Thorell, 1870 | Atypical tarantulas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Austrochilidae Zapfe, 1955 | Austrochilid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Barychelidae Simon, 1889 | Brush-footed trapdoors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caponiidae Simon, 1890 | Caponiid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chummidae Jocqué, 2001 | Chummid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clubionidae Wagner, 1887 | Clubiones | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 | Ant-like Sac Spiders | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877 | Tropical wolf spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 | Cyatholipid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cybaeidae Banks, 1892 | Pond Water Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cycloctenidae Simon, 1898 | Scuttling spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850 | Net-casters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Desidae Pocock, 1895 | Desid spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871 | Dictynid spiders | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Dipluridae Simon, 1889 | Curtainweb Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drymusidae Simon, 1893 | Drymusid spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837 | Dysderid spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851 | Eresid spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867 | Crevice weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947 | Gallieniellid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898 | Flat-bellied ground spiders | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Gradungulidae Forster, 1955 | Gradungulid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878 | Dwarf sheet spiders | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870 | Hersiliids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexathelidae Simon, 1892 | Australian funnelweb spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Holarchaeidae Forster & Pl..., 1984 | Holarchaeid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochilidae Marx, 1888 | Lampshade spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiopidae Simon, 1892 | Armored trapdoor spiders | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lagonomegopidae Eskov & Wund..., 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamponidae Simon, 1893 | White-tailed spiders | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 | Dwarf spiders | 448 | Species | Taxom | | Liocranidae Simon, 1897 | Liocranid sac spiders | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979 | Ground Spiders | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895 | Mecysmaucheniid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropholcommatidae Hickman, 1943 | Micropholcommatid spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Micryphantidae (Bertkau, 1872) | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Mimetidae Simon, 1881 | Pirate spider | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Miturgidae Simon, 1885 | Long-legged sac spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 | Dwarf cobweb spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nemesiidae Simon, 1892 | Tube Trapdoor Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticidae Simon, 1894 | Cave cobweb spider | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nicodamidae Simon, 1898 | Nicodamid spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862 | Disc web spider | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oonopidae Simon, 1890 | Dwarf Cell Spiders | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965 | Orsolobid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870 | Lynx spiders | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pararchaeidae Forster & Pl..., 1984 | Pararchaeid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Periegopidae Simon, 1893 | Periegopid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philodromidae Thorell, 1870 | False crab spiders | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851 | Carpenter spider | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pisauridae Simon, 1890 | Big wolf spider | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pyritaraneidae Petrunkevitch, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salticidae Blackwall, 1842 | Jumping Spider | 170 | Species | Taxom | | Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864 | Glue spitter | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Segestriidae Simon, 1893 | Six-eyed Spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Selenopidae Simon, 1897 | Flatties | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 | Brown recluse spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 | Giant crab spiders | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917 | Sheetweb spiders | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Synotaxidae Simon, 1894 | Synotaxid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908) | Tengellid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873 | Armored spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 | Elongated Orb Weavers | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 | Bird-eating spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 | Cobweb And Widow Spiders | 146 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 | Ray orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 | Crab Spider | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967 | Rock Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879 | Flat spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Uloboridae Thorell, 1869 | Cribellate orb weavers | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 | Ant spiders | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893 | Wandering Spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882 | False Huntsman Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Great Britain | Suborder | Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 67
683
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Mesothelae
Pocock, 1892
| 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 10
27
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chummidae
Jocqué, 2001
Chummid spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Clubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders | 3
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cycloctenidae
Simon, 1898
Scuttling spiders | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lagonomegopidae ♰
Eskov & Wunderlich, 1995
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Micryphantidae
Bertkau, 1872
| 1
20 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Miturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
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