Summary details for Agyneta olivacea (Emerton, 1882)

Species Details

Species name: Agyneta olivacea (Emerton, 1882)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae

Distribution

The species has not been recorded south of a line between Breconshire and Yorkshire. It is a Holarctic species with records from Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia.

Habitat and ecology

Any differences in the habitat preferences of A. cauta and this species are not yet known. It occurred commonly in blanket bog in Scotland with A. cauta. Adults of both sexes have been recorded in summer.

Status

A. olivacea was only recognised as a separate species distinct from A. cauta (O. P.-Cambridge) and described from Britain by Hippa & Oksala in 1985. It may be frequent in suitable habitat.

Threats

Drainage and erosion of blanket bogs are likely to be the principal threats to this species.

Management and conservation

Ensure the water table of blanket bogs is maintained at high levels. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1987
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 851
Total visits: 820

Conservation status

Agyneta olivacea

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)	Rare and scarce species	Nationally Scarce. Includes Red Listed taxa	01/09/2017
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	Threats: Drainage and erosion of blanket bogs are likely to be the principal threats to this species.

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