Clubionidae (incl. Miturgidae)
Medium sized spiders. Night hunters that do not build webs. Labium clearly longer than wide. Width of eyefield about half the width of prosoma, but mostly clearly smaller than half the largest width of prosoma.
Only 2 genera in Central Europe: Clubiona and Cheiracanthium (the latter presently in Miturgidae).


1.a. Legs short and strong, leg 2 longer than leg 1, posterior eye row clearly longer than anterior one, carapace with median groove... Clubiona

Clubiona reclusa - habitus (c) Baum , BlondiauClubiona reclusa - ventral view (c) BlondiauClubiona reclusa - eyes (c) Baum , Blondiau
Clubiona reclusa - genital bulb (c) Linke/BorggrefeClubiona reclusa - genital bulb (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Clubiona reclusa- epigynum (c) Linke/BorggrefeClubiona reclusa - cleared epigynum (c) ZFMK spider course 2005
Photos: Clubiona reclusa

Clubiona terrestris - female (c) KnieriemClubiona terrestris - female ventral (c) KnieriemClubiona terrestris - eyes (c) Knieriem
Clubiona terrestris - epigynum (c) ZFMK spider course 2004Clubiona terrestris - chelicerae (c) KnieriemClubiona terrestris - male palp (c) Theine
Photos: Clubiona terrestris

Clubiona lutescens - female (c) Linke/BorggrefeClubiona lutescens - male (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Clubiona lutescens - male palp (c) Linke/BorggrefeClubiona lutescens - male palp (c) Linke/BorggrefeClubiona lutescens - epigynum (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Photos: Clubiona lutescens

1.b. Legs longer, leg 1 longer than leg 2, posterior eye row barely longer than anterior one, carapace without median groove... Cheiracanthium

Cheiracanthium sp. - habitus (c) FunkeCheiracanthium sp. - eyes (c) FunkeCheiracanthium sp. - frontal view (c) Funke
Cheiracanthium sp. - chelicerae (c) FunkeCheiracanthium sp. - spinnerets (c) FunkeCheiracanthium sp. - male palp (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Cheiracanthium sp. - male palp (c) Linke/BorggrefeCheiracanthium sp. - epigynum (c) Funke
Photos: Cheiracanthium sp. (erraticum?)

Cheiracanthium mildei - male (c) Linke/BorggrefeCheiracanthium mildei - male abdomen (c) Linke Borggrefe
Cheiracanthium mildei - male palp (c) Linke/BorggrefeCheiracanthium mildei - male palp (c) Linke Borggrefe
Photos: Cheiracanthium mildei