Lophomma punctatum
Length 1.8 to 2.8 mm. Prosoma dark brown to black-brown, punctured with numerous large pits, male with elevated head region. Legs light brown, to dark brown. Opisthosoma dark brown to black-brown.
Microscopic examination of the genitalia is required to confirm this species.
In litter and low vegetation in variety of wetland habitats.
Spring-Autumn.
Widespread throughout most of Britain, local but often frequent in wetland habitats.
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Croft Pasture
22 May 2022
female
AJ Cann
Croft Pasture
22 May 2022
Punctate prosoma
AJ Cann
Croft Pasture
22 May 2022
epigyne
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 22/05/2022 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 22/05/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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