Diplocephalus permixtus

Description

1.5 to1.9 mm. Prosoma brown, with darker margin, radial stripes and median spot. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma grey to black-grey.

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
  • Tibial spines: 2-2-1-1
  • TmIV: no
  • TmI: 0.44-0.52     
Recording advice

Confirmation of this species requires examination of the genitalia of mature specimens.

Habitat

Beneath low vegetation in marshy habitats.

When to see it

All year with a peak in summer-autumn. 

UK Status

Widespread throughout much of Britain.

VC55 Status

Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Species group:
Spiders
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Araneae
Family:
Linyphiidae
Records on NatureSpot:
2
First record:
14/03/1998 (Jon Daws)
Last record:
28/05/2020 (Cann, Alan)

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