Summary for Zoropsis spinimana (Araneae)

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National Distribution

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Zoropsis spinimana on street Copyright: Heather Ticheli

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Name: Zoropsis spinimana

Authority: (Dufour, 1820)

Order: Arachnida: Araneae

Family: Zoropsidae

IUCN status: NA

Records: 59

First Record: 2013

Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 15

Pre-1992 hectads: 0

Total hectads: 15

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Recorded altitude range
25m to 65m

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Distribution
This species was first detected from a photograph in the UK taken in London in 2007. Since then it has been reported widely with records concentrated in the London region but extending as far North as Blyth in Northumberland and West to Wanstrow in Somerset. Originally a Mediterranean species, Z. spinimana has shown a remarkable range expansion North of the Alps in the past four decades. Currently nearly all records in Britain are from buildings.

Habitat and ecology
In Britain Z. spinimana is apparently confined to buildings including houses, sheds, warehouses and plant centres. In the Mediterranean region it occurs in varied habitats including deciduous and coniferous woodlands, grasslands and maquis.

Status
Virtually all records in Britain are from buildings and there is no evidence for established populations out of doors.

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