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Images and Species Descriptions
Text and photographs © 2010 Jørgen Lissner
Spiders of Europe and Greenland
Family: Zodariidae (Spotted Ground Spiders)
This family is represented in Europe with 90 species in 6 genera (van Helsdingen, 2009; Platnick, 2009). European genera (number of species in parenthesis): Amphiledorus (4), Lachesana (2), Palaestina (1), Selamia (1), Zodariella (1), Zodarion (81).
Genus: Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826
There are 81 European species (van Helsdingen, 2009; Platnick, 2009): Zodarion aculeatum, Z. aegaeum, Z. affine, Z. alacre, Z. algarvense, Z. algiricum, Z. andalusiacum, Z. atlanticum, Z. attikaense, Z. aurorae, Z. bacelarae, Z. beticum, Z. bosmansi, Z. caporiaccoi, Z. confusum, Z. costablancae, Z. couseranense, Z. cyprium, Z. diatretum, Z. duriense, Z. elegans, Z. emarginatum, Z. epirense, Z. frenatum, Z. fulvonigrum, Z. fuscum, Z. gallicum, Z. germanicum, Z. geticum, Z. gracilitibiale, Z. graecum, Z. granulatum, Z. gregua, Z. guadianense, Z. hamatum, Z. hauseri, Z. isabellinum, Z. italicum, Z. jozefienae, Z. ludibundum, Z. lusitanicum, Z. machadoi, Z. maculatum, Z. mallorca, Z. marginiceps, Z. merlijni, Z. minutum, Z. modestum, Z. morosum, Z. murphyorum, Z. musarum, Z. nesiotes, Z. nesiotoides, Z. nigriceps, Z. nitidum, Z. occitaneum (nomen dubium), Z. ohridense, Z. pirini, Z. pseudoelegans, Z. pusio, Z. pythium, Z. remotum, Z. reticulatum, Z. rhodiense, Z. rhodiense nigrifemur, Z. rubidum, Z. rudyi, Z. ruffoi, Z. sardum, Z. scutatum, Z. segurense, Z. soror, Z. spinibarbis, Z. styliferum, Z. styliferum extraneum, Z. thoni, Z. timidum, Z. turcicum, Z. vanimpei, Z. vicinum, Z. viduum.
Zodarion germanicum (C. L. Koch, 1837)
Range: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece (Mainland), Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia (van Helsdingen 2009.1). Global range: Europe (Platnick 10.0).
Female.
Female.
Female feeding on ant.
Female.
Female.
Zodarion italicum (Canestrini, 1868)
Range: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France (Corsica), France (Mainland), Germany, Great Britain (Mainland), Italy (Mainland), Macedonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain (Mainland), Switzerland, Ukraine (van Helsdingen 2009.1). Global range: Europe (Platnick 10.0).
Male.
Male.
Male.
Male.
Female.
Female.
Female.
Male.
Male.
Zodarion rubidum Simon, 1914
Range: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France (Mainland), Germany, Great Britain (Mainland), Hungary, Italy (Mainland), Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain (Mainland), Switzerland (van Helsdingen 2009.1). Global range: Europe (introduced in USA, Canada) (Platnick 10.0).
Juvenile.
Subadult male.
Subadult male.
Male.
Juvenile.
Male.
Female.
Female.
Male.