Summary for Agyneta conigera (Araneae)

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National Distribution

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Agyneta conigera female Copyright: Tylan Berry

Identification difficulty rating: 3

Name: Agyneta conigera

Authority: (O.P.-Cambridge, 1863)

Order: Arachnida: Araneae

Family: Linyphiidae

IUCN status: LC

Records: 1209

First Record: 1895

Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 256

Pre-1992 hectads: 294

Total hectads: 493

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Recorded altitude range
0m to 830m

Species text

Distribution
A. conigera has a patchy but widespread Distribution: in Britain. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology
A. conigera is found in a variety of habitats including undergrowth, leaf litter, moss and grass. It may also be found by sweeping herbaceous vegetation and by beating from bushes and trees. Adults of both sexes have mainly been recorded from early to mid-summer, with females occasionally persisting until the autumn.

Status
Local, more frequent in the north.

Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist

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