Amaurobius ferox (Walckenaer, 1830)
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FAMILY: AMAUROBIIDAE Thorell, 1870 Genus: Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837 Species: Amaurobius ferox (Walckenaer, 1830)  |
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General Comments: This species is endemic to Europe.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
hackledmesh weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database) 
CO CT NJ
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Natural History, Phenology & 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
Recorded Habitats: In or around houses, under stones, bricks, and boards.
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: Carapace pale orange and darkened slightly toward anterior end. Legs and palpi are same colour as the thoracic region of the carapace though palpi may be darker than legs. Chelicerae are solid orange and darker than cephalic region of carapace. Opisthosoma pale or dark grey. Dorsal surface with anterior, lateral stripes and either distinct or indistinct posterior chevrons.
Male Dimensions:
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Details About Females
Description: Carapace is orange in thoracic region to red in cephalic region. Legs are much the same colour as the thoracic region of the carapace and are slightly darkened at their distal ends. Chelicerae are dark red-brown to black. Opisthosoma grey to grey-black and its dorsum with pale anterior, lateral stripes and posterior chevrons.
Female Dimensions:
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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‡
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
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 ferox (Walckenaer, 1830). In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/22605 (Accessed: 5/13/2008 8:32:23 AM).
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