Agyneta fuscipalpa
| Agyneta fuscipalpa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Agyneta |
| Species: | A. fuscipalpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Agyneta fuscipalpa (C. L. Koch, 1836) | |
Agyneta fuscipalpa is a species of sheet weaver spider found in the Palearctic.[1] It was described by C. L. Koch in 1836.[1]
Distribution
Fuscipalpa has a wide range across Cape Verde, the Azores, North Africa, Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Russia (from Europe to South Siberia), Iran, Kazakhstan and Central Asia, but is not commonly seen. It was recorded for the first time in Turkey in 2025[2], and in the Netherlands the same year[3].[4]
The only British records of the spider are from a single site at RAF Mildenhall in West Suffolk.[5]
Habitat
Fuscipalpa is typically found in damp places, and occasionally on tree trunks. However, the British specimens were found in calcareous grass heath in Breckland, and more recent records from Germany and Belgium suggest open, sandy habitats are the more usual habitat for the species.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Agyneta". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Aksan, Nurcan Demircan; Avşar, Jülide (2025-05-30). "Three New Records for Spider (Arachnida: Araneae) Fauna of Türkiye". Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 10 (3): 284–287. doi:10.35229/jaes.1637906. ISSN 2548-0006.
- ↑ Winkelhorst, W. (2025). "De eerste vondst van het getand probleemspinnetje Agyneta fuscipalpus in Nederland". Nieuwsbrief SPINED (44): 11–12.
- 1 2 "World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ "Summary for Agyneta fuscipalpa (Araneae)". Spider and Harvestman Recording Schemes.