InvertebrateIreland Online
InvertebrateIreland Online
| Below is a taxonomic list of all the families for this Order recorded on the Irish Checklist, and the number of species within each group. To view a list of the species within each family, click on the family name you are interested in. |
| By clicking the above link to "Alphabetical Stats", you can view this list in alphabetical order. Clicking the link to "Family List" will bring up a list of species per family, for all families of that Order in Ireland. By clicking the link to "Taxonomic Checklist" you can view the full Checklist for Ireland in taxonomic order, including recent updates. Have a look at the images below in greater detail by clicking on them. |
| Family Image | Family Name | Number of Irish Species |
 | ATYPIDAE | 1 |
 | AMAUROBIIDAE | 3 |
 | DICTYNIDAE | 5 |
 | ULOBORIDAE | 1 |
 | OONOPIDAE | 2 |
 | DYSDERIDAE | 3 |
 | SEGESTRIIDAE | 1 |
 | SCYTODIDAE | 1 |
 | PHOLCIDAE | 2 |
 | GNAPHOSIDAE | 9 |
 | LIOCRANIDAE | 6 |
 | CLUBIONIDAE | 15 |
 | ZORIDAE | 1 |
 | ANYPHAENIDAE | 1 |
 | SPARASSIDAE | 1 |
 | PHILODROMIDAE | 7 |
 | THOMISIDAE | 14 |
 | SALTICIDAE | 13 |
 | LYCOSIDAE | 23 |
 | PISAURIDAE | 2 |
 | AGELENIDAE | 11 |
 | ARGYRONETIDAE | 1 |
 | HAHNIIDAE | 5 |
 | MIMETIDAE | 2 |
 | THERIDIIDAE | 34 |
 | NESTICIDAE | 1 |
 | METIDAE | 4 |
 | TETRAGNATHIDAE | 9 |
 | ARANEIDAE | 18 |
 | THERIDIOSOMATIDAE | 1 |
 | LINYPHIIDAE | 193 |