Species Details
- Species name
- Lophomma punctatum (Blackwall, 1841)
- Synonym
- Lophomma punctata (Blackwall, 1841)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- acid & sedge peats
Distribution
The species is widespread throughout most of Britain. This is a northern Palaearctic species (Platnick 1998), widespread in north-western and central Europe.Habitat and ecology
L. punctatum is found amongst litter and low vegetation in a wide variety of wetland habitats, from brackish Phragmites communis beds at the coast, to upland blanket bogs. It has also been recorded from alder carr woodland (Crocker & Daws 1996). Mature specimens of both sexes are present throughout the year with peaks in spring and early summer, and in the autumn.Status
Local but often frequent in wetland habitats. Original author of profile: R.C. Gallon 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
- 1864
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 4,843
- Total visits
- 4,689
Conservation status
Lophomma punctatum
| 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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Temporal distribution - records by year
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Temporal distribution - records by week
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