Family Amaurobiidae - Hacklemesh Weavers

Classification · Numbers · Size · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Amaurobiidae (Hacklemesh Weavers)

Numbers

97 species in 10 genera. (1)

Size

1.3-20.0 mm.

Habitat

"Most amaurobiids occur in cryptozoic habitats on the forest floor, in and under decomposing logs, in leaf litter, and under rocks. Some... are found in the bark cavities of standing trees and others have been recorded from rocky grasslands, buildings and caves". (1)

Remarks

The placement of some images to genus and species in this family may be questionable as many are similar and hard to distinguish from photos alone.

Internet References

www.amaurobiidae.com

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 12 September, 2004 - 5:10pm
Additional contributions by Tony D, Jeff Hollenbeck, kschnei, ceiseman
Last updated 14 December, 2008 - 9:57am

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