Species Details
- Species name
- Walckenaeria cucullata (C.L. Koch, 1836)
- Synonyms
- Walckenaeria cucullatus, Walckenaera cucullata (C.L. Koch, 1836), Wideria cucullata (C.L. Koch, 1836)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- shaded woodland floor
Distribution
The species is widely but patchily distributed in Britain. A Palaearctic species, widespread in northern and central Europe.Habitat and ecology
This species is found in moss and detritus, particularly in coniferous woodland, but also in more open grassland and, less frequently, under stones. In his study of the habitats of spiders on heathland, Snazell showed that W. cucullata preferred low, rather damp situations (Snazell 1982). Adults have been recorded in most months of the year but mostly from March to May, with perhaps a shorter period of activity in the autumn (Merrett 1969).Status
Common locally. 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
- 1882
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 1,577
- Total visits
- 1,556
Conservation status
Walckenaeria cucullata
| 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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Temporal distribution - records by week
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