''Amaurobioides'' is a

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of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

in 1883.

Species

it contains twelve species: *''

Amaurobioides africana ''Amaurobioides'' is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1883. Species it contains twelve species: *'' Amaurobioides africana'' Hewitt, 1917 – Namibia, South Africa *'' Amaurobioides chilensis'' (Nic ...

'' Hewitt, 1917 – Namibia, South Africa *''

Amaurobioides chilensis ''Amaurobioides'' is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1883. Species it contains twelve species: *''Amaurobioides africana'' Hewitt, 1917 – Namibia, South Africa *'' Amaurobioides chilensis'' (Nico ...

'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile *''

Amaurobioides isolata ''Amaurobioides'' is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1883. Species it contains twelve species: *''Amaurobioides africana'' Hewitt, 1917 – Namibia, South Africa *''Amaurobioides chilensis'' (Nicol ...

'' Hirst, 1993 – Australia (South Australia) *''

Amaurobioides litoralis ''Amaurobioides'' is a genus of Anyphaenidae, anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1883. Species it contains twelve species: *''Amaurobioides africana'' Hewitt, 1917 – Namibia, South Af ...

'' Hickman, 1949 – Australia (Tasmania) *''

Amaurobioides major ''Amaurobioides'' is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1883. Species it contains twelve species: *''Amaurobioides africana'' Hewitt, 1917 – Namibia, South Africa *''Amaurobioides chilensis'' (Nicol ...