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Collection

All spider species that have been caught in these caves so far (May 1999) are presented in the following table. Only adult spiders are listed because their species identity can be faithfully determined. 
The specimens were deposited in the Natural History Museums of Bern or Basel and are accessible for interested arachnologists.


Agelenidae
Tegenaria agrestis 1
Tegenaria atrica 1
Tegenaria domestica 3
Tegenaria ferruginea 1
Tegenaria parietina 1
Tegenaria silvestris 13
Amaurobiidae
Amaurobius ferox 5
Dyctinidae
Cicurina cicur 2
Dysteridae
Harpactea hombergi 3
Gnaphosidae
Callilepis nocturna 1
Heteropodidae
Heteropoda cf robusta 1
Heteropodidae spez. 1
Leptonetidae
Leptonetidae sp. 2
Linyphiidae
Bathyphantes gracilis 1
Bathyphantes similis 4
Ceratinella brevis 1
Diplocephalus cristatus 2
Erigone dentipalpis 2
Lepthyphante alacris 1
Lepthyphante expunctus 1
Lepthyphante leprosus 3
Lepthyphante monticola 1
Lepthyphante obscurus 3
Lepthyphante pallidus 7
Lepthyphante sp. 1
Lepthyphante variabilis 3
Lepthyphante zimmermann 5
Lesertia dentichelis 1
Metellina segmentata 1
Micrargus apertus 1
Porrhomma convexum 12
Porrhomma egeria 2
Porrhomma rosenhaueri 2
Porrhomma spez. 3
Tapinopa longidens 5
Troglohyphant albopictus 2
Troglohyphant lucifugus 5
Troglohyphant sordellii 1
Liocranidae
Liocranum rupicola 1
Nesticidae
Nesticus cellulanus 21
Nesticus eremita 4
Oonopidae
Oonops sp. 1
Tapinesthis inermis 1
Pholcidae
Pholcus phalangioide 1
Tetragnathidae
Meta bourneti 6
Meta menardi 27
Metellina merianae 35
Theridiidae
Dipoena erythropus 1
Rugathodes bellicosus 1
Steatoda triangulosa 1