Summary details for Hypsosinga sanguinea (C.L. Koch, 1844)

Species Details

Species name: Hypsosinga sanguinea (C.L. Koch, 1844)
Synonyms: Hypsosinga rufulus (Simon, 1929), Singa sanguinea C.L. Koch, 1844
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Araneidae

Distribution

The species is generally confined to the southern counties of England, but there are also records for Worcestershire and Staffordshire. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

H. sanguinea is found mainly on heathland amongst fairly mature heather (growing for at least 8 years following fire), usually in damp (although occasionally rather dry) situations. It has also been recorded from tall calcareous grassland. Both sexes are mature in May and June.

Status

The spider is local and only found in small numbers.

Threats

The loss of heathland to housing and commercial development, agriculture and forestry.

Management and conservation

The maintenance of all seral stages of the heathland plant community by rotational management at any one site would ensure the correct habitat conditions would always be present for this species. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1909
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 275
Total visits: 273

Conservation status

Hypsosinga sanguinea

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: The loss of heathland to housing and commercial development, agriculture and forestry.

Photos and media

Spatial distribution - hectad map

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Temporal distribution - records by year

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