Species Details
- Species name
- Entelecara acuminata (Wider, 1834)
- Synonyms
- Entelecara acuminatum, Entelecara altifrons (O.P.-Cambridge)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- arboreal
Distribution
E. acuminata is widespread but patchily distributed in southern Britain with few records from the south-west and south coast, Wales, East Anglia and north of Yorkshire. A Holarctic species, widespread in north-western and central Europe, but absent from Ireland.Habitat and ecology
E. acuminata may be found by beating trees and bushes and by sweeping herbaceous vegetation. The species is a frequent aeronaut. It is mainly mature from early to mid-summer, but females have occasionally been recorded as late as November.Status
The species is locally common in the south of England but rarer in the north. Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist 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
- 1878
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 1,200
- Total visits
- 1,169
Conservation status
Entelecara acuminata
| 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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