Centromerita concinna

Description

Length 2 to 3 mm. Prosoma pale yellow, with black margin. Sternum almost black. Chelicerae red-brown. Legs red-brown. Opisthosoma dark grey to black. Spinnerets red-brown.

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
  • Tibial spines 2222
  • TmI 0.4
  • TmIV no
  • paracymbial spike absent
  • epigynal fold margin with a single bulge.
Recording advice

Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and identifying characters.

Habitat

In a wide range of habitats, but usually more restricted to old and undisturbed situations than C. bicolor.

When to see it

All year round. 

UK Status

Common in Britain in undisturbed situations.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
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:
7
First record:
03/06/1992 (Jon Daws)
Last record:
04/11/2020 (Cann, Alan)

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