Species Details
- Species name
- Erigone longipalpis (Sundevall, 1830)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- brackish pools & ditches
- saltmarsh
Distribution
The species is widespread around the coasts of Britain, with scattered inland records. It is widespread in north-western Europe.Habitat and ecology
The species usually occurs in wet habitats, often at ground level in coastal estuaries and saltmarsh, sometimes with Erigone arctica. Inland it is associated with damp grassland within river flood plains, where it has been collected in Leicestershire with E. arctica (Crocker & Daws 1996). Adults can probably be found all year, but mainly in summer and autumn.Status
Uncommon. Original author of profile: D. Marriott 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
- 1858
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 1,033
- Total visits
- 990
Conservation status
Erigone longipalpis
| 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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