Summary details for Ozyptila praticola (C.L. Koch, 1837)

Species Details

Species name: Ozyptila praticola (C.L. Koch, 1837)
Synonym: Ozyptila incertus Blackwall
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Thomisidae
habitat: tall sward & scrub

Distribution

The species is widespread in the southern half of Britain as far north as Northumberland, but with few records in the west. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe

Habitat and ecology

A species that occurs in the litter zone in a variety of habitats including woodland, grassland, parks and gardens and even disturbed areas such as quarries. In highly structured habitats the spider is able to climb to the lower branches of trees and may also be found under bark. Crocker & Daws (1996) found adults between April to November with a peak in male and female activity in June. Our data show adults recorded throughout the year, but with one peak building from April and June and a smaller peak building from July to September.

Status

Local. Original author of profile: J.R. Bell 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: 1845
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 1,314
Total visits: 1,292

Conservation status

Ozyptila praticola

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

Photos and media

Spatial distribution - hectad map

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Temporal distribution - records by year

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