Evansia merens
Length 2-3mm. Prosoma light brown. Opisthosoma grey.
"Requires examination at high magnification in good lighting, typically examination of the genitalia." Bee, L., Oxford, G., & Smith, H. (2020). Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide. Second Edition. Princeton University Press.
Heath and moorland, also post-industrial sites. Found in ants nests, usually under embedded rocks.
Spring-Autumn.
Fragmented and possibly declining populations. Mostly north and west Britain.
Uncommon.
AJ Cann
Charnwood Lodge
16 September 2022
female
AJ Cann
Charnwood Lodge
16 September 2022
female
AJ Cann
Charnwood Lodge
16 September 2022
epigyne
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 03/06/1992 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 19/11/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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