Species Details
- Species name
- Alopecosa barbipes (Sundevall, 1833)
- Synonyms
- Alopecosa accentuata misident. (Latreille, 1817), Alopecosa andrenivora Blackwall, Alopecosa cruciata Sundevall, 1832, Tarentula barbipes (Sundevall, 1833), Alopecosa accentuata (Latreille, 1817)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Lycosidae
- short sward & bare ground
Distribution
The species is widely distributed but scattered in much of Britain. It is widespread in western and central Europe.Habitat and ecology
A. barbipes occurs on heathlands and old and unimproved grasslands, especially where there are areas of sparsely vegetated ground, short turf and lichen heath. Adults of both sexes are found mainly in early spring to mid-summer. Females are occasionally recorded at other times of year and males in the autumn and winter.Status
The species is rare in the agricultural lowlands of England e.g. in Leicestershire (Crocker & Daws 1996), Essex (Harvey 2000c), and very rare in most of the north of Britain. Original author of profile: P.R. Harvey 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
- 1820
- Last recorded
- 2024
- Total records
- 1,598
- Total visits
- 1,554
Conservation status
Alopecosa barbipes
| 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 |
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