Summary details for Hypselistes jacksoni (O.P.-Cambridge, 1902)

Species Details

Species name: Hypselistes jacksoni (O.P.-Cambridge, 1902)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: acid & sedge peats

Distribution

H. jacksoni is widely distributed from the south-west, through Wales into northern England, becoming much more scattered as far north as Orkney. In southern central England the species is restricted to heathland areas. A Holarctic species, widespread in north-western Europe.

Habitat and ecology

H. jacksoni is nearly always found in wet or marshy areas, in bogs and heathland. Adults of both sexes have been found in autumn, winter and spring, females also in the summer.

Status

The species is uncommon but it can be frequent in damp heathy areas and bogs in southern England. An apparent decline needs more information to evaluate.

Threats

Drainage of wetlands for forestry and agriculture represents a potential threat to this species.

Management and conservation

Ensure the water table in wetland sites is maintained. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1800
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 1,484
Total visits: 1,389

Conservation status

Hypselistes jacksoni

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 data categories - spiders (not based on IUCN criteria)	Spider Amber List	01/09/2017
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	Threats: Drainage of wetlands for forestry and agriculture represents a potential threat to this species.
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	Widely recorded on the Welsh peatlands prior to 1993, but the lack of survey there in recent years has inflated the rate of decline. Threats: Drainage of wetlands for forestry and agriculture represents a potential threat to this species.

Photos and media

Spatial distribution - hectad map

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Temporal distribution - records by year

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