Summary details for Liocranum rupicola (Walckenaer, 1830)

Species Details

Species name: Liocranum rupicola (Walckenaer, 1830)
Synonyms: Liocranum domestica, Liocranum domesticum
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Liocranidae
habitat: sea cliff
habitat: short sward & bare ground

Distribution

L. rupicola has been recorded from south-west England and south Wales. There are old county records from Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Cheshire. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The spider has been recorded from under stones in dry places, especially old quarries, in cracks in cliffs, dry stone walls and occasionally in houses. Adults can be found in both spring and autumn.

Status

A local species in Britain.

Threats

There are probably none due to the barren and inaccessible nature of the habitat in which this species is found. However the dumping of rubbish in disused quarries may prove a threat, but this is unlikely to be a problem in coastal sites.

Management and conservation

Disused quarries should be protected. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1900
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 111
Total visits: 106

Conservation status

Liocranum rupicola

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: There are probably none due to the barren and inaccessible nature of the habitat in which this species is found. However the dumping of rubbish in disused quarries may prove a threat, but this is unlikely to be a problem in coastal sites.

Photos and media

Spatial distribution - hectad map

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