Summary details for Diplocephalus permixtus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1871)

Species Details

Species name: Diplocephalus permixtus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1871)
Synonym: Diplocephalus permixta
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: acid & sedge peats

Distribution

The species is widespread throughout much of Britain. It is present throughout northern Europe and Russia (Platnick 1997) and has also been reported from Portugal.

Habitat and ecology

This wetland spider occurs beneath low vegetation in a variety of marshy habitats. These habitats include ditches, seeps, reed-beds, wet meadows, peat bogs and alder carr. Estuarine and other coastal, brackish wetlands are also inhabited by this linyphiid. Both sexes are mature throughout the year, mainly from spring to early summer and in the autumn.

Status

Common and can often be found in high numbers in favoured habitats. Original author of profile: R.C. Gallon 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: 1872
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 4,299
Total visits: 4,131

Conservation status

Diplocephalus permixtus

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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