Summary for Robertus arundineti (Araneae)

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National Distribution

 
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Robertus arundineti female Copyright: Tylan Berry
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Name: Robertus arundineti
Authority: (O.P.-Cambridge, 1871)
Order: Arachnida: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
IUCN status: LC

Records: 1355
First Record: 1900
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 223
Pre-1992 hectads: 157
Total hectads: 343

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Recorded altitude range
0m to 830m

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Distribution
The species is locally distributed in Britain with a concentration of records from Wales and coastal sites in Essex and north Kent. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology
R. arundineti is usually found at ground level under stones and other detritus and in tussocks, leaf litter and moss in woodland and on heather moorland. In south-east England it has been found in a range of open habitats such as tidal and beach litter, on dunes, grazing marsh grassland, rough grassland and grassland on sand, as well as in set-aside fields (P.R. Harvey, pers. comm.). It also occurs in wetlands in southern England. The majority of adults have been found between late spring and autumn, but mature spiders may be found throughout the year.

Status
Generally an uncommon species throughout the country.

Original author of profile: P. Lee

Text based on Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. (eds) 2002. Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volumes 1 & 2. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.  References

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Adult Season Data (based on 631 records with adult season information)


Habitats

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 365 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 370 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 503 records with habitat detail and method information)

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