Summary details for Microneta viaria (Blackwall, 1841)

Species Details

Species name: Microneta viaria (Blackwall, 1841)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: shaded woodland floor

Distribution

The species is widespread in most of England, Wales and central Scotland, becoming scattered in northern England and absent from most of north-west Scotland. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The species is usually found in woodland litter and leaf litter under scrub and in hedgerows. It can also be found in grasslands, quarries, urban wasteland and gardens (Crocker & Daws 1996). Adults can be found throughout the year with peaks in spring, early summer and autumn.

Status

Common. Original author of profile: W.J. Partridge 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: 1838
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 7,560
Total visits: 7,226

Conservation status

Microneta viaria

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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