Summary details for Neriene peltata (Wider, 1834)

Species Details

Species name: Neriene peltata (Wider, 1834)
Synonyms: Linyphia peltata Wider, 1834, Linyphia nigrescens (O.P.-Cambridge, 1912), Linyphia rubea Blackwall, Neriene peltata subsp. nigrescens
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: arboreal

Distribution

The species is widespread in much of Britain, but scattered in some areas. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

Another inhabitant of low vegetation and bushes, the spider occurs in woodland, scrub and hedgerows, generally at higher levels in the vegetation than other common species of Neriene. It can be frequent on conifers in parkland (J. Daws, pers. comm.). Both sexes are found in early summer, occasionally persisting later.

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: 1878
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 7,057
Total visits: 6,909

Conservation status

Neriene peltata

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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