Herpyllus

Picture ID 9202

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This spider found upstairs master bath wall, but have found at least 7-10 all in unfinished basement. Not crawlspace, but in open finishable space. This spider has a marking on abdomen appeared to be brown. 1 in to 1.5 in total span.

Submitted by:
ksschwei
Submitted: Apr 11, 2018
Photographed: Apr 11, 2018
Spider: Herpyllus
Location: Centennial, Colorado, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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BugmanDan

April 11, 2018 7:04 am

Hi,and welcome to he site, your spider is one of the ground spiders, Gnaphosidae family.
These are called parson spiders for their stripes, Herpyllus ecclesiasticus species.
They pose no risk but a bite may be painful.
https://spiderid.com/spider/gnaphosidae/herpyllus/ecclesiasticus/

Ksschwei

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Reply to BugmanDan

April 11, 2018 8:39 am

Thank you!!! That does look like it!!! I added another pic once I killed it!!

ItsyBitsy

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April 11, 2018 11:03 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 The suggested ID may be likely but this is close enough to an overlap in range to other similar species in the genus that generally need microscopic examination to separate them so only filing to genus.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1085367