Species Details
- Species name
- Metopobactrus prominulus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872)
- Synonyms
- Metopobactrus prominula, Metopobactrus territa (O.P.-Cambridge, 1906)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- tall sward & scrub
Distribution
M. prominulus is widespread in Wales, but otherwise has a patchy and very scattered Distribution: across Britain. A Holarctic species widespread in north-western and central Europe.Habitat and ecology
Although the species occurs in a wide variety of habitats, such as moss undergrowth, straw etc., it is more often found on chalk grassland, ascending to 350 m on limestone grassland in Mid-west Yorkshire. Adults occur in spring, summer and autumn, with a peak in early to mid-summer and again in the autumn.Status
Generally infrequent but the spider may be locally common. Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist 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
- 1900
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 1,752
- Total visits
- 1,703
Conservation status
Metopobactrus prominulus
| 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 | 42979 |
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