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Callobius bennetti

(Blackwall, 1846)

Hacklemesh Weaver Spider

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120626
Element CodeILARA83010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAmaurobiidae
GenusCallobius
Other Common Names
Amaurobe de Bennett (FR) Bennett's Laceweaver (EN)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-01-13
Change Date2017-01-13
Edition Date1996-05-08
Edition AuthorsSteiner, M.
Range Extent Comments
In Canada from New Foundland to Manitoba. In the United States south from New Foundland to Georgia and west to Tennessee (Kaston, 1972).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Brown with a gray and white pattern on the abdomen as illustrated in Kaston (1972). Females slightly larger than males at 5-12mm in length and males at 5-9mm (Kaston, 1972).

Ecology

Illustration of the typical CALLOBIUS web in Kaston (1972).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
AlbertaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (2)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
References (3)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.