Summary details for Agyneta conigera (O.P.-Cambridge, 1863)

Species Details

Species name: Agyneta conigera (O.P.-Cambridge, 1863)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub

Distribution

A. conigera has a patchy but widespread Distribution: in Britain. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

A. conigera is found in a variety of habitats including undergrowth, leaf litter, moss and grass. It may also be found by sweeping herbaceous vegetation and by beating from bushes and trees. Adults of both sexes have mainly been recorded from early to mid-summer, with females occasionally persisting until the autumn.

Status

Local, more frequent in the north. Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist Text based on Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. (eds) 2002. Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volumes 1 & 2. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.

Stats

First recorded: 1895
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 1,228
Total visits: 1,207

Conservation status

Agyneta conigera

Source	Reporting category	Designation	Date designated	Comments
A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017)	Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelines	Least concern	01/09/2017

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