Callobius Explained

Callobius is a genus of tangled nest spiders first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1947.^[1]

Species

it contains thirty-one species with a holarctic distribution:^[2]

• Callobius amamiensis Okumura, Honki & Ohba, 2018 – Japan
• Callobius angelus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA
• Callobius arizonicus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA, Mexico
• Callobius balcanicus (Drensky, 1940) – Bulgaria
• Callobius bennetti (Blackwall, 1846) – USA, Canada
• Callobius canada (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA, Canada
• Callobius claustrarius (Hahn, 1833) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus to Kazakhstan
• Callobius deces (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA
• Callobius enus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA, Canada
• Callobius gertschi Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius guachama Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius hokkaido Leech, 1971 – Russia (Kurile Is.), Japan
• Callobius hyonasus Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius kamelus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA
• Callobius klamath Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius koreanus (Paik, 1966) – Korea
• Callobius manzanita Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius nevadensis (Simon, 1884) – USA
• Callobius nomeus (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA, Canada
• Callobius olympus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA
• Callobius panther Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius paskenta Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius pauculus Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius paynei Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius pictus (Simon, 1884) – USA, Canada
• Callobius rothi Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius severus (Simon, 1884) – USA, Canada
• Callobius sierra Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius tamarus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA
• Callobius tehama Leech, 1972 – USA
• Callobius yakushimensis Okumura, 2010 – Japan

Notes and References

1. Chamberlin. R. V.. 1947. A summary of the known North American Amaurobiidae.. Bulletin of the University of Utah. 1–31. 38. 8.
2. Web site: Gen. Callobius Chamberlin, 1947. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-08. Natural History Museum Bern.