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

Species Details

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

Distribution

The species is widespread, but records are more scattered and patchy in the north. A Palaearctic species widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

A. subtilis is found in a variety of habitats including undergrowth and leaf litter in broad-leaved woodland, and in moss and grass. Merrett (1990) has reported that after the burning of dry heath this species can reach and remain at high densities in the regrown, mature heather. It is adult in spring, summer and autumn with a peak of activity in May and June (Merrett 1969). Our data record adults of both sexes from early to mid-summer, with females persisting until the autumn.

Status

Frequent in some areas. 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: 1900
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 1,156
Total visits: 1,134

Conservation status

Agyneta subtilis

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 data categories - spiders (not based on IUCN criteria)	Spider Amber List	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	Recording effort believed sufficient but decline not understood because a widespread species which is not a habitat specialist. Threats:

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Spatial distribution - hectad map

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