Straight-fingered Chthoniid

Straight-fingered Chthoniid - Chthonius orthodactylus

Description

Body length 2 mm. Glossy yellowish-brown to reddish brown cephalothorax and opisthosoma. Eyes well developed, 6 setae on the rear edge of the head-thorax. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photographs showing key identification features required. 

Habitat

Among dead leaves, moss, humus and grass tussocks.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Scattered records in England and Wales. 

VC55 Status

Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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All NatureSpot records