Oligolophus tridens
Length 5.5 mm. A brown harvestman with a darker saddle. Care is needed with identification.
Various habitats including grassland, woodland and waste ground as well as in suburban areas.
August to November.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
2582 British records for this species to 2016
AJ Cann
Stoughton Grange
25 October 2019
AJ Cann
Oadby Brock's Hill
30 October 2019
AJ Cann
Croft Pasture
21 September 2024
male
AJ Cann
Croft Pasture
21 September 2024
trident and occularium
AJ Cann
Oadby Brock's Hill
30 October 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- harvestman (Opiliones)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Opiliones
- Family:
- Phalangiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 30/09/1987 (Adrian Rundle)
- Last record:
- 21/09/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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David Nicholls
Thornton Reservoir
05 October 2019
David Nicholls
Watermead Country Park
31 August 2017
AJ Cann
Oadby Brock's Hill
30 October 2019
