This category contains articles about spiders that have a European native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in Europe.

Spiders native to Europe may also be found in categories covering larger areas:

• Category:Cosmopolitan spiders – spiders native worldwide
• Category:Holarctic spiders – spiders native to the Holarctic; includes the Palearctic
• Category:Palearctic spiders – spiders native to the Palearctic, a subregion of the Holarctic; includes Europe

For guidance on categorizing spiders by distribution, see Category:Spiders by location.