Summary details for Walckenaeria atrotibialis (O.P.-Cambridge, 1878)

Species Details

Species name: Walckenaeria atrotibialis (O.P.-Cambridge, 1878)
Synonyms: Walckenaera melanocephala O.P.-Cambridge, Wideria melanocephala (O.P.-Cambridge, 1878)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae

Distribution

The species is widespread in central and south-eastern Britain becoming scattered in the north. It is a Holarctic species widespread in Europe.

Habitat and ecology

W. atrotibialis occurs beneath heather, on calcareous and other grasslands, in boggy or marshy ground, wetlands, fens and sometimes woodland. Adults are found in summer with a peak between June and August.

Status

Generally uncommon and local. 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: 1900
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 2,163
Total visits: 2,105

Conservation status

Walckenaeria atrotibialis

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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