Summary details for Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834)

Species Details

Species name: Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: shaded woodland floor

Distribution

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

Habitat and ecology

T. longidens may be locally abundant in a variety of habitats, including detritus in woods, in marshy areas, grassland, open hillsides, moorland, heather and marram dunes. The highly characteristic web is a thick glistening sheet with a white, glossy appearance quite unlike that of any other spider (Bristowe 1958). It is usually spun in small open spaces in low vegetation, over a hollow in the ground or under stones. Males are active from mid-August to mid-November with a peak of activity in September (Merrett 1969). Adults have been recorded mainly between July and October, females occasionally persisting until April.

Status

Common. Original author of profile: I.M. Howe 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: 1858
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 1,402
Total visits: 1,390

Conservation status

Tapinopa longidens

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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