Summary details for Dipoena coracina (C.L. Koch, 1837)

Species Details

Species name: Dipoena coracina (C.L. Koch, 1837)
Synonyms: Dipoena coracinum, Dipoena nigrina
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Theridiidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub

Distribution

Approximately ten specimens have been recorded from only three sites in southern Britain: Bloxworth Heath and Morden Park in Dorset and a single site in Suffolk. The last record dates from 1913. The species is patchily distributed in Europe.

Habitat and ecology

Most records were from heather but some were from grass in swamps. Adults of both sexes have been recorded in May with males in August and September.

Status

As it has not been recorded for almost a century now presumed extinct.

Threats

The loss and afforestation of heathlands.

Management and conservation

More data are required on the habitat requirements of this species before a management strategy can be suggested. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1890
Last recorded: 1913
Total records: 3
Total visits: 3

Conservation status

Dipoena coracina

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	Regionally Extinct	01/09/2017	Last recorded in 1913. Threats: The loss and afforestation of heathlands.

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Spatial distribution - hectad map

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