Amaurobius similis (Blackwall, 1861)
(a lace-webbed spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmaurobius similis (a lace-webbed spider)
GenusAmaurobius (lace-webbed spiders)
FamilyAMAUROBIIDAE (lace-webbed spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amaurobius similis (a lace-webbed spider) :
1: Amaurobius similis (a lace-webbed spider)
26 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 adult females, on wooden cabin, after dark
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - alcohol specimen - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - calamistrum - alcohol specimen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - calamistrum - alcohol specimen - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - cribellum and spinnerets - alcohol specimen - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - epigyne - alcohol specimen - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Female - spiracles, cribellum and spinnerets - alcohol specimen - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Amaurobius similis (a lace-webbed spider)
2 Nov 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 males, on outside of house, at night.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - cephalothorax and pedipalps - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - pedipalp - outer lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - pedipalp tibia - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Amaurobius similis (a lace-webbed spider)
4 Nov 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, indoors
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - pedipalp - outer ventro-lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnificationImage 9: Male - pedipalp - outer ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification

Amaurobius similis (a lace-webbed spider) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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