Summary details for Anyphaena sabina L. Koch, 1866

Species Details

Species name
Anyphaena sabina L. Koch, 1866
Taxonomy
Animalia :: Araneae :: Anyphaenidae

Distribution

First recorded from Mile End Park in London in 2011 (Milner, 2012), this species has a similar distribution to A. numida in Britain with records concentrated in the London area but with outliers in Foulness, Essex and Brighton in Sussex. In Europe its distribution is similar to that of A. numida but it is also found in all the countries fringing the Mediterranean.

Habitat and ecology

Found on foliage of trees and shrubs but some specimens have also been collected in houses and gardens. On the European continent it is found in maquis and deciduous woodlands. Here it is found between April and July with peak abundance in May and June.

Status

Although not yet assigned, the rapid spread of this species in a range of habitats suggests that there are currently no major threats to this species.

Stats

First recorded
2011
Last recorded
2025
Total records
33
Total visits
33

Conservation status

Anyphaena sabina
SourceReporting categoryDesignationDate designatedComments
A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017)Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelinesNot Evaluated01/09/2017The first British record, was collected at Mile End Park, Middlesex, in 2011. A southern European species, probably imported, and thought likely to increase.

Photos and media

Spatial distribution - hectad map

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Temporal distribution - records by year

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Temporal distribution - records by week