Summary details for Centromerita concinna (Thorell, 1875)

Species Details

Species name: Centromerita concinna (Thorell, 1875)
Synonyms: Centromerita bicolor subsp. concinnus Falconer, 1919, Centromerus concinnus (Thorell, 1875), Troglohyphantes margerisoni
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub

Distribution

The species is widespread in much of Britain. It is widespread in western Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The species occurs in grass, moss and detritus in a wide range of habitats, but is much more restricted to old and undisturbed situations than C. bicolor. It is very abundant on heathland and moorland. Adults of both sexes are recorded mainly in the autumn and winter, females in the spring to mid-summer.

Status

Common in little disturbed habitats. 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: 1895
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 6,101
Total visits: 5,821

Conservation status

Centromerita concinna

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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