Species Details
- Species name
- Tapinocyba pallens (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- shaded woodland floor
Distribution
The species is widespread in northern and western Britain north of a line from the Severn to the Humber. A European species fairly widespread in north-western and central Europe, but has not been recorded from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic or Hungary.Habitat and ecology
A northern species found almost exclusively in pine needles and leaf litter in woodland, and in sphagnum bogs where it may be common locally (J. Newton, pers. comm.). Adults occur mainly in late spring and early summer, but are occasionally found at other times of year.Status
Locally common in the north and west. Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist 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
- 1895
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 1,491
- Total visits
- 1,479
Conservation status
Tapinocyba pallens
| 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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