Amaurobius similis (Blackwall, 1861)

Amaurobius similis

Species recognized by NI Platnick & RJ Raven, The World Spider Catalog external link in 
IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED external link Switch to common names

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Amaurobius similis (Blackwall, 1861)

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Physical Description

Diagnostic Description

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The Nearctic Spider Database external link
Source
Shorthouse, David P.
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Male: Carapace orange and darkened in cephalic region. Legs are slightly paler than carapace. Palpal tibiae and cymbium slightly darker than legs. Chelicerae orange-brown and slightly darker than cephalic region of carapace. Opisthosoma with dark grey and yellow streaks and dorsal region with three pale stripes toward anterior region and irregular or indistinct chevrons toward posterior region. Female: Carapace light orange and darkened in cephalic region to brown-orange. Legs have pale annulations and as a whole, are paler than carapace. Legs I are darker toward distal end as are palpi. Chelicerae are chestnut brown. Otherwise similar to males.