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Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909

Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909 Habitus

FAMILY: AMAUROBIIDAE Thorell, 1870
    Genus: Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837
        Species: Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909 LSID
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Common Names

Family Common Name:  hackledmesh weavers
Genus Common Name:  none
Species Common Name:  none

Point Collections & Seasonality

Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: Click for State/Province abbreviations AB SK MT NH

Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909 collection map
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Seasonality

Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909 seasonality


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Natural History & Image(s)

Feeding Guild: sheet web builders
Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): under logs and small stones, in deep leaf litter of deciduous and coniferous forests, bogs
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Open spruce woods. Surface litter; Basin fen and surrounding Picea mariana woods; Riparian, Conifer closed Forest; Pine forest; Lodgepole Pine closed Forest; Aspen/spruce woods; White spruce heath; Riparian; Aspen/Spruce Ecotone; Sifting moss. Pine/aspen forest; Sifting moss. Spruce forest; Wetland; Sage, grassland; Aspen, shrub; Forest area; Spruce forest; Aspen forest; Spruce woods; Riparian, Cobble Stones; Deciduous-dominant forest, 50% standing trees; Under fallen log. Deciduous woods; Sifting moss. Spruce woods; Mixedwood forest; Sask. River valley; Clay Ridge; Forest; Poplar woods;

Life & Natural History: Males have been collected from April to October (May is the peak period) while females have been collected from May to November. Black flies are part of this species' diet

Image(s) of Habitus:

Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909 habitus
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Details About Males

Description: Unformly light brown. Femora paler than carapace and legs darker to their distal ends. Femora and patellae of palpi same color pattern as legs, but tibiae and cymbiae are darker. Opisthosoma pale or dark grey with pale anterior region on dorsal surface with chevrons toward posterior end or unmarked.

Male Dimensions:
Male dimensionsA = 2.2 mm 
A+B = 5 mm 
C = 1.6 mm 
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Details About Females

Description: Carapace pale yellow-brown and slightly darker toward anterior end. Much the same as males.

Female Dimensions:
Female dimensions A = 2.2 mm 
A+B = 6 mm 
C = 1.5 mm 
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Descriptions Source:
Leech, R. E. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 84: 1-182.

Synonyms and Chresonyms

Amaurobius borealis Emerton 1909 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2081670
Walmus borealis Chamberlin 1947 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2081671
Callioplus borealis Kaston 1948 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2081672
Amaurobius borealis Leech 1972 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9735878
Amaurobius borealis Paquin & Dupérré 2003 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2009471

Taxonomic References Instructions

Chamberlin, R. V. 1947. A summary of the known North American Amaurobiidae. Bull. Univ. Utah 38(8): 1-31.

Emerton, J. H. 1909. Supplement to the New England Spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 14: 171-236.

Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.

Leech, R. E. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 84: 1-182.

Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.

Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog

Natural History References Instructions

Aitchison-Benell, C. W. & C. D. Dondale. 1990. A checklist of Manitoba spiders (Araneae) with notes on geographic relationships. Naturaliste can. 117: 215-237.

Leech, R. E. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 84: 1-182.

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Page Reference

Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: AMAUROBIIDAE, Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909. In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/22593 (Accessed: 7/4/2009 7:07:50 PM).

Author Email: dshorthouse(at)eol.org
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