Summary details for Walckenaeria acuminata Blackwall, 1833

Species Details

Species name: Walckenaeria acuminata Blackwall, 1833
Synonym: Walckenaera acuminata Blackwall, 1833
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae

Distribution

The species is widespread in Britain. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The spider occurs in almost any habitat in the ground zone, including grassland, heathland, woodland, marsh and reed-beds, with a preference for damper substrates. Adults can be found in any month, but males mostly during the autumn, winter and spring.

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: 1858
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 8,579
Total visits: 8,417

Conservation status

Walckenaeria acuminata

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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