Pocadicnemis pumila - Pocadicnemis pumila sensu stricta

Description

Length 1.8 to 2.3mm. Prosoma yellow-brown to brown, often also blackish. Legs yellowish-brown. Opisthosoma dark grey to black.

Similar Species

Pocadicnemis juncea. 

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
  • Tibial spines: 1111
  • TmIV: yes
  • TmI: 0.85-0.90
  • Genital structures distinctive
Recording advice

Examination of the genitalia is required to confirm this species. 

Habitat

Occurs in a range of habitats including grasslands, moorland, heathland and bogs.

When to see it

April to September.

UK Status

Widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Widespread and frequent in  Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Species profile

Species group:
Spiders
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Araneae
Family:
Linyphiidae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
08/05/2020 (Cann, Alan)
Last record:
26/05/2020 (Cann, Alan)

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