Harpactea hombergi
5 to 7 mm. Carapace dark brown, tapering towards head area with six eyes. Abdomen grey-brown, tubular. Legs annulated.
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Under stones and bark, in ivy, dry litter and detritus. It has been recorded in gardens and sometimes houses.
All year.
Widely distributed.
Widespread but local in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 July 2019
AJ Cann
Knighton
23 November 2019
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 July 2019
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 July 2019
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 July 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Dysderidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 12/07/2019 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 17/10/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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