''Callobius bennetti'' is a species of

spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

in the family

Amaurobiidae Amaurobiidae is a family of three-clawed cribellate or ecribellate spiders found in crevices and hollows or under stones where they build retreats, and are often collected in pitfall traps. Unlidded burrows are sometimes quite obvious in crusty, ...

. It has multiple common names: ''Hackled Mesh Weaver'', ''hacklemesh weaver'', ''night spider'', and ''tangled nest spider''. They sometimes could be mistaken for

hobo spider The hobo spider (''Eratigena agrestis'', formerly ''Tegenaria agrestis'') is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders, but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider. Individuals construct a funn ...

s. The species is found in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

Description

''Callobius bennetti'' has a reddish-brown cephalothorax and legs, and a grey abdomen with light markings on the dorsal surface.BugGuide.net entry
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2786630 Spiders described in 1846 Amaurobiidae Spiders of North America