Summary details for Porrhomma pygmaeum (Blackwall, 1834)

Species Details

Species name: Porrhomma pygmaeum (Blackwall, 1834)
Synonym: Porrhomma pygmaea
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae

Distribution

The species is widespread in much of England, Wales and the east of Scotland, scattered elsewhere. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The main habitat for this species is in damp marshy places. However it is a common aeronaut and can be found in many habitats at all levels, from woodland leaf litter, through grassland of many types, and upwards into shrub and canopy layers. Adults of both sexes can be found at any time of year, with a peak in spring and early summer.

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: 1875
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 5,252
Total visits: 5,012

Conservation status

Porrhomma pygmaeum

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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