Summary details for Entelecara errata O.P.-Cambridge, 1913

Species Details

Species name: Entelecara errata O.P.-Cambridge, 1913
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub
habitat: upland

Distribution

The spider occurs on high ground in North Wales, northern England and Scotland, where it is fairly widespread on mountains. Records from East Anglia in the Provisional Atlas are in error for E. omissa. lt is widespread in northern and western Europe.

Habitat and ecology

Mountains. E. errata occurs under stones on high ground. It is adult from May to July.

Status

Recorded from 35 hectads since 1992, with no evidence of decline.

Threats

No immediate threats are noted but in the longer term, climate change may effect the survival of this and other montane species.

Management and conservation

No management recommendations at present. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1900
Last recorded: 2022
Total records: 143
Total visits: 141

Conservation status

Entelecara errata

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)	Rare and scarce species	Nationally Scarce. Includes Red Listed taxa	01/09/2017
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	Threats: No immediate threats are noted but in the longer term, climate change may effect the survival of this and other montane species.

Photos and media

Spatial distribution - hectad map

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Temporal distribution - records by year

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