''Amaurobius'' is a

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of tangled nest spiders that was first described by

Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...

in 1837.

Species

it contains sixty-seven species: *'' A. agastus'' (

Chamberlin The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that was a precursor to the Mellotron. It was developed and patented by the American inventor Harry Chamberlin from 1949 to 1956, when the first model was introduced. There are severa ...

, 1947) – USA *'' A. annulatus'' ( Kulczyński, 1906) –

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*'' A. antipovae'' Marusik & Kovblyuk, 2004 –

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) *'' A. asuncionis'' Mello-Leitão, 1946 –

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*'' A. ausobskyi'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1998 –

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*'' A. barbaricus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. barbarus''

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, 1911 –

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*'' A. borealis''

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, 1909 – USA,

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*'' A. candia'' Thaler & Knoflach, 2002 – Greece (

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) *'' A. cerberus'' Fage, 1931 – Spain *'' A. corruptus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. crassipalpis''

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& Pavesi, 1870 –

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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*'' A. cretaensis'' Wunderlich, 1995 – Greece (Crete) *'' A. deelemanae'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1995 – Greece, Crete *'' A. diablo'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. distortus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. dorotheae'' (Chamberlin, 1947) – USA *'' A. drenskii'' Kratochvíl, 1934 –

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*'' A. erberi'' ( Keyserling, 1863) – Canary Is.,

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, Caucasus *'' A. fenestralis'' (Ström, 1768) ( type) – Europe to Central Asia *'' A. ferox'' (

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, 1830) – Europe, Turkey. Introduced to Canada, USA,

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*'' A. festae'' Caporiacco, 1934 –

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*'' A. galeritus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. geminus'' Thaler & Knoflach, 2002 – Greece (Crete) *'' A. hagiellus'' (Chamberlin, 1947) – USA *'' A. heathi'' (Chamberlin, 1947) – USA *'' A. hercegovinensis'' Kulczyński, 1915 – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro *'' A. intermedius'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. jugorum''

L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...

, 1868 – Europe *'' A. koponeni'' Marusik, Ballarin & Omelko, 2012 –

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*'' A. kratochvili'' Miller, 1938 – Croatia,

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*'' A. latebrosus'' Simon, 1874 –

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) *'' A. latescens'' (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA *'' A. leechi'' Brignoli, 1983 – USA *'' A. lesbius'' Bosmans, 2011 – Greece *'' A. longipes'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1995 – Greece *'' A. mathetes'' (Chamberlin, 1947) – USA *'' A. mephisto'' (Chamberlin, 1947) – USA *'' A. minor'' Kulczyński, 1915 –

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*'' A. minorca'' Barrientos & Febrer, 2018 – Spain (

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) *'' A. minutus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. obustus'' L. Koch, 1868 – Europe *'' A. occidentalis'' Simon, 1893 –

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, Spain, France *'' A. ossa'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1993 – Greece *'' A. pallidus'' L. Koch, 1868 – Southeastern Europe to Georgia *'' A. palomar'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. paon'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1993 – Greece *'' A. pavesii'' Pesarini, 1991 – Italy *'' A. pelops'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1991 – Greece *'' A. pesarinii'' Ballarin & Pantini, 2017 – Italy *'' A. phaeacus'' Thaler & Knoflach, 1998 – Albania, Macedonia, Greece *'' A. prosopidus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. ruffoi'' Thaler, 1990 – Italy *'' A. scopolii'' Thorell, 1871 – France, Italy,

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*'' A. similis'' ( Blackwall, 1861) – Europe, Caucasus. Introduced to North America *'' A. songi'' Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018 –

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*'' A. spinatus'' Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018 – China *'' A. strandi'' Charitonov, 1937 – Greece,

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*'' A. tamalpais'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. thoracicus'' Mello-Leitão, 1945 –

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*'' A. transversus'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. triangularis'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. tristis'' L. Koch, 1875 –

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*'' A. tulare'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. vachoni'' Hubert, 1965 – Spain *'' A. vexans'' Leech, 1972 – USA *'' A. yanoianus'' Nakatsudi, 1943 –

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q638444 Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch

Species

See also

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