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Species Amaurobius similis

Stumped – what's this spider? - Amaurobius similis - female Stumped – what's this spider? - Amaurobius similis - female Stumped – what's this spider? - Amaurobius similis - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Amaurobiidae (Hacklemesh Weavers)
Genus Amaurobius
Species similis (Amaurobius similis)
Other Common Names
Lace-webbed Spider
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
(Blackwall, 1861)
Identification
This is the only species of Nearctic Amaurobius whose male members have a hooked mesal process distally on the palpal tibia.(1)
Range
This is a common European species. Within BugGuide's range it is known from Alaska and Quebec.(2)
Print References
A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneidae)(1)
Internet References
The Spiders of Belgium and France website has nice habitus pictures as well as pictures of the epigynum and palp.
Works Cited
1.A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneidae)
Robin Leech. 1972. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 84: 1-82.
2.Guide d'identification des Araignées (Araneae) du Québec
P. Paquin and N.Dupérré. 2003. Association des Entomologistes Amateurs du Québec.