Summary details for Hypsosinga pygmaea (Sundevall, 1831)

Species Details

Species name: Hypsosinga pygmaea (Sundevall, 1831)
Synonyms: Hypsosinga pygmaea (Sundevall, 1832), Hypsosinga anthracina, Hypsosinga anthracinus, Hypsosinga pygmaeum, Hypsosinga pygmaeus (C.L. Koch, 1837), Singa pygmaea (Sundevall, 1831)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Araneidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub

Distribution

The species is widespread in parts of southern Britain, with few widely scattered records in the north. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

This species spins orb webs on low vegetation, often on calcareous grassland but also in damper areas of heathland, acid grassland, and other tussocky and rough grasslands. Crocker & Daws (1996) also note that occasional specimens may be found on low shrubs. Both sexes are adult in early summer.

Status

Local. Although the most frequently encountered species in the genus this is still an uncommon spider, especially in the north. However it may be frequent in calcareous grassland and some other grassland situations. In Cannock Chase and the West Midlands it has been abundant on heathland, both in the heather and the acid grassland (C. Slawson, pers. comm.).

Stats

First recorded: 1998
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 89
Total visits: 76

Conservation status

Hypsosinga pygmaea

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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