Summary details for Lathys humilis (Blackwall, 1855)

Species Details

Species name: Lathys humilis (Blackwall, 1855)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Dictynidae
habitat: arboreal

Distribution

The species is widely distributed in the southern half of Britain, but with very few records from Scotland or the west. A Palaearctic species widespread in western and central Europe but not recorded from Ireland, Norway and Finland.

Habitat and ecology

The spider occurs on bushes and trees in woodland and scrub, and can be beaten off oak, holly, yew, pines, gorse, etc. It may also be fairly common on ornamental evergreens and privet hedges in parks and gardens (J. Daws, pers. comm.). Juveniles over-winter in leaf litter, brushwood, under bark and other similar situations. Adults occur mainly in May and June, with females persisting into July or even September.

Status

Local, and commoner in the south. Original author of profile: P.R. Harvey 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: 1890
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 2,648
Total visits: 2,587

Conservation status

Lathys humilis

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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