Genus Amaurobius C. L. Koch

The genus Amaurobius currently includes 67 species (PLATNICK 2010) and has a mainly Holarctic distribution. In Greece, it has been thoroughly studied by THALER & KNOFLACH (1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002) and WUNDERLICH (1995). Thirteen Amaurobius species have been found in Greece (BOSMANS & CHATZAKI 2005). A. candia Thaler & Knoflach, 2002, A. cretaensis Wunderlich, 1995 and A. geminus Thaler & Knoflach, 2002 are endemics for Crete, A. phaeacus Thaler & Knoflach, 1998 is an endemic for Kerkyra, A. deelemanae Thaler & Knoflach, 1995 occurs on Crete, the Dodekanisa and Kyklades and A. azusobskyi Thaler & Knoflach,.4. longipes Thaler & Knoflach, 1995, A. ossa Thaler & Knoflach, 1993, A A. paon Thaler & Knoflach, 1993 and A..pelops Thaler & Knoflach, 1991 are endemics occurring in continental Greece. Amaurobius pallidus L. Koch, 1868 and A. strandi Charitonov, 1937 have an eastern Mediterranean distribution and A. erberi (Keyserling, 1863) has a circummediterranean distribution. From the Eastern Aegean islands (to which Lesbos belongs) only Amaurobius scopolii Thorell, 1871 has been cited from Chios (STRAND 1917) but this is most probably a misidentification. It is thus not surprising to discover another new Amaurobius species on one of the Aegean Islands.