Opilio saxatilis
Description
Length: 4.5 to 5 mm. This species has a distinctive white line down the centre of its back.
Similar Species
Opilio parietinus is similar but larger (9 mm)
Identification difficulty
Habitat
A ground living species preferring dry and sandy places.
When to see it
Summer and autumn.
UK Status
Fairly frequent and widespread in England and Wales, fewer records from Scotland.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
1495 British records - last record 2014
Graham CalowSapcote29 August 2013female - specimen examined 31 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote SP 4901 9371 (taken 13.9.2009)..JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote garden113 September 2009
Annie SmithKetton Quarry12 September 2017
 31 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote SP 4901 9371 (taken 13.9.2009)..JPG)
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Graham CalowSapcote29 August 2013female - specimen examined 31 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote SP 4901 9371 (taken 13.9.2009),.JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote garden113 September 2009
Annie SmithKetton Quarry12 September 2017
 31 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote SP 4901 9371 (taken 13.9.2009),.JPG)
