Species Details
- Species name
- Nesticus cellulanus (Clerck, 1757)
- Common name
- Comb-footed Cellar Spider
- Synonym
- Nesticus crypticolens (Walckenaer, 1802)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Nesticidae
Distribution
This species is widespread throughout much of Britain. It is widespread in western Europe. Globally the spider has a Holarctic Distribution: (Platnick 1998).Habitat and ecology
N. cellulanus creates a small tangle-web in permanently dark, damp habitats. These habitats include mines, caves, cellars, culverts, sewers, hollow trees, amongst boulders and in thick marshland vegetation. This spider does not frequent dry subterranean habitats. Specimens can also be found beneath corrugated iron sheets (Crocker & Daws 1996). Mature specimens of both sexes have been recorded between March and November, and females throughout the year. Single, spherical, translucent-yellowish egg-sacs are carried by the female, attached to her spinnerets, between June and August (Bristowe 1958).Status
Local, but probably under-recorded due to its specialist habitat. Original author of profile: R.C. Gallon 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
- 1800
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 840
- Total visits
- 812
Conservation status
Nesticus cellulanus
| 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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Temporal distribution - records by week
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