Bathyphantes approximatus
Males 2 to 3 mm, females 2-3 to 5 mm. Prosoma brown, with darkened margin. Sternum blackish. Opisthosoma black with bright pattern dorsally consisting of transverse bands or chevrons.
Tibial spines: 2222 / TmIV: no / TmI: 0.15-0.25
Confirmation of this species requires microscopic examination of mature genitalia.
Among moss and ground vegetation particularly in damp habitats including woodland.
All year.
Local but may be numerous in wet habitats.
Widespread but local in our area.
AJ Cann
Everards Meadows
05 February 2020
Female
AJ Cann
Everards Meadows
05 February 2020
AJ Cann
Everards Meadows
05 February 2020
Epigyne
AJ Cann
Everards Meadows
05 February 2020
Vulva
AJ Cann
Saddington
04 July 2022
palp
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 05/02/2020 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 21/10/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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