Summary details for Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862

Species Details

Species name: Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862
Synonym: Eugnatha striata (L. Koch, 1862)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Tetragnathidae
habitat: acid & sedge peats

Distribution

The species is widespread but scattered in England with very few records from Wales and Scotland. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

T. striata occurs in reed-beds in standing water, usually at the edge of lakes where it spins an orb web among reeds. Adults are found from May to August, mainly in June and July.

Status

The species is apparently very local, but probably not as scarce as the records suggest, because of its inaccessible habitat.

Threats

As it occurs in reed-beds in open water, rather than in fens, there is probably little threat. Original author of profile: P. Merrett 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: 1900
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 467
Total visits: 459

Conservation status

Tetragnatha striata

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	Threats: As it occurs in reed-beds in open water, rather than in fens, there is probably little threat.

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