The Species Accounts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. The Types of Spider 4
4. Foreword 7
5. Introduction 9
6. Spider anatomy – naming the parts 14
7. Glossary 16
8. Spider biology 22
9. Spiders and people 44
10. When, where and how to find spiders 46
11. Guide to spider families based on appearance 54
12. Guide to webs 73
13. Guide to egg-sacs 84
14. Introduction to the species accounts 96
15. The Species Accounts
16. The Species Accounts 97
17. ATYPIDAE. Purseweb spiders 98
18. SCYTODIDAE. Spitting spiders 100
19. PHOLCIDAE. Cellar spiders 101
20. SEGESTRIIDAE. Tubeweb spiders 104
21. DYSDERIDAE. Woodlouse spiders 106
22. OONOPIDAE. Goblin spiders 109
23. MIMETIDAE. Pirate spiders 110
24. ERESIDAE. Velvet spiders 114
25. OECOBIDAE. Discweb spiders 115
26. ULOBORIDAE. Cribellate orbweb spiders 116
27. NESTICIDAE. Comb-footed cellar spiders 119
28. THERIDIIDAE. Comb-footed spiders
29. Episinus 120
30. Euryopis 123
31. Dipoena 124
32. Crustulina 128
33. Steatoda 129
34. Anelosimus 134
35. Kochiura 135
36. Achaearanea 136
37. Cryptachaea 139
38. Phylloneta 140
39. Theridion 142
40. Platnickina 148
41. Simitidion 149
42. Neottiura 150
43. Paidiscura 151
44. Rugathodes 152
45. Enoplognatha 154
46. Pholcomma 158
47. Theonoe 158
48. Coleosoma 159
49. Robertus 160
50. THERIDIOSOMATIDAE. Ray's spiders 163
51. MYSMENIDAE. Dwarf cobweb spiders 164
52. TETRAGNATHIDAE. Long-jawed orbweb spiders 165
53. ARANEIDAE. Orbweb spiders
54. Araneus 177
55. Larinioides 183
56. Gibbaranea 186
57. Nuctenea 187
58. Agalenatea 188
59. Neoscona 189
60. Araniella. Cucumber spiders 190
61. Zilla 193
62. Hypsosinga 194
63. Singa 197
64. Cercidia 198
65. Zygiella 199
66. Stroemiellus 201
67. Mangora 202
68. Cyclosa 203
69. Argiope 204
70. LYCOSIDAE. Wolf spiders
71. LYCOSIDAE. Wolf spiders 206
72. Pardosa 207
73. Hygrolycosa 218
74. Xerolycosa 219
75. Alopecosa 221
76. Trochosa 224
77. Aulonia 227
78. Arctosa 228
79. Pirata 233
80. PISAURIDAE 238
81. Dolomedes 240
82. OXYOPIDAE. Lynx spiders 243
83. AGELENIDAE. Funnelweb spiders 244
84. HAHNIIDAE. Lesser cobweb spiders 253
85. DICTYNIDAE. Meshweb spiders
86. Dictyna 257
87. Cicurina 261
88. Nigma 262
89. Cryphoeca 264
90. Altella 265
91. Argenna 266
92. Lathys 267
93. Mastigusa 269
94. CYBAEIDAE. Soft spiders 270
95. AMAUROBIIDAE. Laceweb spiders 272
96. LIOCRANIDAE. Running foliage spiders
97. Agroeca 277
98. Agraecina 282
99. Apostenus 283
100. Scotina 284
101. Liocranum 286
102. ANYPHAENIDAE. Buzzing spiders
103. CLUBIONIDAE. Sac spiders 290
104. ZODARIIDAE. Ant-hunting spiders 308
105. GNAPHOSIDAE. Ground spiders
106. Drassodes 311
107. Haplodrassus 314
108. Scotophaeus 318
109. Phaeocedus 320
110. Callilepis 321
111. Zelotes 322
112. Trachyzelotes 327
113. Urozelotes 328
114. Gnaphosa 330
115. Micaria 333
116. ZORIDAE Ghost spiders 337
117. ZOROPSIDAE. False wolf spiders 340
118. SPARASSIDAE. Huntsman spiders 341
119. PHILODROMIDAE. Running crab spiders
120. Philodromus 342
121. Tibellus 352
122. Thanatus 354
123. THOMISIDAE. Crab spiders
124. Thomisus 357
125. Misumena 359
126. Diaea 360
127. Pistius 361
128. Xysticus 362
129. Ozyptila 371
130. Synema 379
131. SALTICIDAE Jumping spiders
132. Salticus 380
133. Neon 382
134. Marpissa 385
135. Pellenes 388
136. Ballus 389
137. Heliophanus 390
138. Macaroeris 393
139. Euophrys 394
140. Pseudeuophrys 396
141. Talavera 398
142. Sitticus 400
143. Aelurillus 405
144. Evarcha 406
145. Myrmarachne 408
146. Synageles 409
147. Phlegra 410
148. LINYPHIIDAE. Money spiders
149. Stemonyphantes 411
150. Drapetisca 412
151. Floronia 413
152. Pityohyphantes 414
153. Linyphia 415
154. Microlinyphia 417
155. Neriene 418
156. Working in the field 421
157. Recording spiders 422
158. Legislation and conservation 424
159. List of British spiders 427
160. Further reading and useful websites 463
161. Further reading and useful websites 465
162. Acknowledgements and photographic credits 466
163. Index 472
164. Alphabetical list of genera with species accounts 480