Euryopis gertschi Levi 1951

(Figs 64–68)

Material examined.— Canada: Québec: Chelsea, Les Collines­de­l’Outaouais, Mont King [45°29’N, 75°52’W] 16.–25.vi.1997, water trap, 1ɗ, L. LeSage & Lacroix (CPAD); Chelsea, Les Collines­de­l’Outaouais, Mont King [45°29’N, 75°52’W] 04.–09.vi.1997, 1ɗ, L. LeSage & Lacroix (CPAD); Chelsea, Les Collines­de­l’Outaouais, Mont King [45°29’N, 75°52’W] 01.–04.vi.1997, pitfall, 1ɗ, L. LeSage & Lacroix (CPAD); Chelsea, Les Collines­de­l’Outaouais, Mont King [45°29’N, 75°52’W] 14.–21.vii.1997, flight interception trap Red oak litter, 2Ψ, L. LeSage & Lacroix (CPAD); Chelsea, Les Collinesde­l’Outaouais, Mont King [45°29’N, 75°52’W] 01.–04.vi.1997, flight interception trap, 1ɗ, L. LeSage & Lacroix (CPAD); Chelsea, Les Collines­de­l’Outaouais, Mont King [45°29’N, 75°52’W] 16.–25.vi.1997, water pan, 1ɗ, L. LeSage & Lacroix (CPAD).

Diagnosis.— This species has a recognisable coloration pattern: abdomen black with a distinct series of silvery spots. The males are characterised by a short embolus (E) (Fig. 66) and a spine­like conductor (C) extending beyond the cymbium (Fig. 66). Females are recognised by the general shape of the epigynum (see Fig. 67), and the spermathecae (S) and second spermathecae (SS) of about equal size (Fig. 68) (Levi 1954).

Distribution.— Québec (present records) and Ontario south to Virginia and Illinois, west to Saskatchewan.