Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909

FAMILY: AMAUROBIIDAE Thorell, 1870
Genus: Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837
Species: Amaurobius borealis Emerton, 1909

Family Common Name: hackledmesh weavers
Genus Common Name: none
Species Common Name: none

Habitat (published): under logs and small stones, in deep leaf litter of deciduous and coniferous forests, bogs
Habitat (<30> Sifting moss. Spruce forest; Clay Ridge; Sask. River valley; Under fallen log. Deciduous woods; Forest; Aspen, shrub; Spruce forest; Sifting moss. Spruce woods; Pine forest; Sifting moss. Pine/aspen forest; Riparian, Cobble Stones; Riparian, Conifer closed Forest; Poplar woods; Spruce woods; Open spruce woods. Surface litter; Aspen/spruce woods; Forest area; Mixedwood forest; Basin fen and surrounding Picea mariana woods; Aspen/Spruce Ecotone; Riparian; Wetland; Deciduous-dominant forest, 50% standing trees; Sage, grassland; Lodgepole Pine closed Forest; White spruce heath; Aspen forest;

Life & Natural History: Males have been collected from April to October (May is the peak period) while females have been collected from May to November. Black flies are part of this species' diet

Description: Unformly light brown. Femora paler than carapace and legs darker to their distal ends. Femora and patellae of palpi same color pattern as legs, but tibiae and cymbiae are darker. Opisthosoma pale or dark grey with pale anterior region on dorsal surface with chevrons toward posterior end or unmarked.