Pocadicnemis juncea

Description

Males: 1.7 to 1.8 mm, females: 1.9 to 2 mm. Prosoma yellow-brown, often blackish. Legs yellowish-brown. Opisthosoma dark grey-black.

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
  • Tibial spines: 1111
  • TmIV present
  • TmI: 0.80 to 0.90
Recording advice

Confirmation requires microscopic examination of the genitalia of adult specimens.

Habitat

Vegetation, gardens, grassland, arable fields, wetland, heathland. 

When to see it

Spring to Autumn. 

UK Status

Common and widespread in Britain. 

VC55 Status

Common and widespread in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Species group:
Spiders
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Araneae
Family:
Linyphiidae
Records on NatureSpot:
30
First record:
03/06/1992 (Jon Daws)
Last record:
04/07/2022 (Cann, Alan)

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