Summary details for Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830)

Species Details

Species name: Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830)
Synonyms: Microlinyphia fuliginea (Blackwall), Linyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub

Distribution

The species is widespread in much of Britain. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

This species spins a horizontal sheet web in low vegetation in a wide range of habitats such as heathland, dune, scrub saltmarsh and other wet habitats, but is perhaps commonest in grassland. The male is a little smaller than the female, which it does not resemble. Both sexes are mature in spring and summer, with a peak from early to mid-summer, individuals occasionally persisting into the autumn.

Status

Common. Original author of profile: D. Marriott 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: 1833
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 6,219
Total visits: 6,097

Conservation status

Microlinyphia pusilla

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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