Species Details
- Species name
- Urozelotes rusticus
- Synonyms
- Urozelotes rustica (Pavesi), Zelotes razoumowskyi, Zelotes rusticus L. Koch, 1872
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Gnaphosidae
Distribution
There are scattered records from Yorkshire southwards. U. rusticus appears to have a wid and varied Distribution: worldwide (Platnick & Murphy 1984), occurring in temperate regions of both hemispheres.Habitat and ecology
It appears to be associated with man and is typically found on the walls of houses, much as Scotophaeus blackwalli. The author has collected specimens from the walls of a basement flat in New York and near Park Headquarters at 1800 m on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah).Status
Very rare, with only sporadic records in Britain during the past century, none recent. It is possibly an erratic visitor which does not appear to have become established. Original author of profile: J.A. Murphy 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
- 1886
- Last recorded
- 1994
- Total records
- 15
- Total visits
- 15
Conservation status
Urozelotes rusticus
| 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 | Not Evaluated | 42979 | Appears to be associated with humans and is possibly an erratic visitor that does not seem to have become established. |
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