Summary details for Mecynargus morulus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1873)

Species Details

Species name: Mecynargus morulus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1873)
Synonyms: Rhaebothorax morulus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1873), Rhaebothorax morula (O.P.-Cambridge, 1905), Rhaebothorax uncinus
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub
habitat: upland

Distribution

This is a spider of high ground in Britain, and has been recorded from Wales, northern England and Scotland. It has been recorded from Ireland, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.

Habitat and ecology

Found among grass and moss and under stones on high ground and mountain tops (Locket & Millidge 1953). Adults have been found from spring and summer until October, with a peak in July.

Status

Locally rare.

Threats

Possibly afforestation at some sites.

Management and conservation

Maintain open moorland. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1896
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 331
Total visits: 317

Conservation status

Mecynargus morulus

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 data categories - spiders (not based on IUCN criteria)	Spider Amber List	01/09/2017
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	Threats: Possibly afforestation at some sites.
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: Possibly afforestation at some sites.

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Spatial distribution - hectad map

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