Summary details for Walckenaeria cuspidata Blackwall, 1833

Species Details

Species name: Walckenaeria cuspidata Blackwall, 1833
Synonyms: Walckenaera cuspidata Blackwall, 1833, Cornicularia cuspidata (Blackwall, 1833)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae

Distribution

The species is widespread throughout most of Britain. It has a Palaearctic Distribution: and is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The spider occurs in a variety of habitats, from moss and detritus in woods, to open country, and on mountains. Merrett (1969) states that females are probably active for most of the year and males from February to July with a peak of activity in March and April. Our data show that adults have been recorded throughout the year, with a male peak in spring and early summer, and a smaller peak in the autumn.

Status

Locally common. 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: 1858
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 2,692
Total visits: 2,620

Conservation status

Walckenaeria cuspidata

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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Spatial distribution - hectad map

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Temporal distribution - records by year

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