Summary for Metopobactrus prominulus (Araneae)

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National Distribution

 
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Identification difficulty rating: 3
Name: Metopobactrus prominulus
Authority: (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872)
Order: Arachnida: Araneae
Family: Linyphiidae
IUCN status: LC

Records: 1679
First Record: 1900
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 273
Pre-1992 hectads: 227
Total hectads: 433

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Recorded altitude range
0m to 750m

Species text

Distribution
M. prominulus is widespread in Wales, but otherwise has a patchy and very scattered Distribution: across Britain. A Holarctic species widespread in north-western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology
Although the species occurs in a wide variety of habitats, such as moss undergrowth, straw etc., it is more often found on chalk grassland, ascending to 350 m on limestone grassland in Mid-west Yorkshire. Adults occur in spring, summer and autumn, with a peak in early to mid-summer and again in the autumn.

Status
Generally infrequent but the spider may be locally common.

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

Adult Season

Adult Season Data (based on 750 records with adult season information)


Habitats

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 564 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 49 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 440 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 680 records with habitat detail and method information)

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