Agyneta rurestris
Length 1.4 to 3 mm. Prosoma dark brown, with black margin. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae bright yellowish brown, sometimes tinged with black. Legs bright yellowish brown, sometimes tinged with black. Opisthosoma grey to almost black.
- Tibial spines: 2222;
- TmI: 0.24-0.30,
- TmIV: no.
This species can only be confirmed by examination of the genitalia of mature specimens.
Varied.
All year.
Widespread in Britain.
Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Bloody Oaks
12 September 2020
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
18 February 2021
AJ Cann
Oakham Brooke Hill
31 January 2023
female
AJ Cann
Oakham Brooke Hill
31 January 2023
epigyne
AJ Cann
Bloody Oaks
12 September 2020
palp
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 03/08/1992 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 03/03/2024 (Poole, Adam)
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