BELGIAN SPIDERS

Les Araignées de la Belgique - Belgische Spinnen


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.5. Key to the Families of Belgian and Dutch Spiders

A. Used Abbreviations:

Masc.= Male - Fem. = Female - fam = family - ge=genus - sp= species (plur.spp) - cepth = cephalothorax - abd=abdomen - chel=chelicera (cheeks)

Eyes: PME= Posterior median eyes ; PLE= Posterior lateral eyes; AME= anterior median eyes; ALE= Anterior lateral eyes

B. Family Names:

AGELENIDAE - Funnel Weavers

AMAUROBIIDAE - Hackledmesh Weavers

ANYPHAENIDAE - Ghost Spiders

ARANEIDAE - Orb Weavers

ARGYRONETIDAE - Water Spiders

ATYPIDAE

CLUBIONIDAE - Sac Spiders

DICTYNIDAE - Meshweb Weavers

DYSDERIDAE -

EREISIDAE

EUSPARASSIDAE

GNAPHOSIDAE - Ground Spiders

HAHNIDAE -

LINYPHIIDAE - Sheetweb(Linyphiidae) and Dwarf Weavers (Erigonidae), Money spiders

LYCOSIDAE - Wolf Spiders

MIMETIDAE - Pirate Spiders

NESTICIDAE - Cave Cobweb Spiders

OONOPIDAE - Dwarf Sixeyed Spiders

OXYOPIDAE - Lynx Spiders

PHOLCIDAE - Cellar or dadylonleg Spiders

PISAURIDAE - Nursery Web Spiders

SALTICIDAE - Jumping Spiders

SCYTODIDAE - Spitting Spiders

TETRAGNATHIDAE - Longjawed Orbweavers

THERIDIIDAE - Cobweb Weavers

THOMISIDAE - Crab Spiders

ULUBORIDAE - Hackled Orbweavers

ZORIDAE

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