Agyneta rurestris
Agyneta rurestris
Alternative names
Meioneta rurestris
Description
Length 1.4 to 3 mm. Prosoma dark brown, with black margin. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae bright yellowish brown, sometimes tinged with black. Legs bright yellowish brown, sometimes tinged with black. Opisthosoma grey to almost black.
Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
- Tibial spines: 2222;
- TmI: 0.24-0.30,
- TmIV: no.
Recording advice
This species can only be confirmed by examination of the genitalia of mature specimens.
Habitat
Varied.
When to see it
All year.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Bloody Oaks
12 September 2020
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
18 February 2021
AJ Cann
Oakham Brooke Hill
31 January 2023
female
AJ Cann
Oakham Brooke Hill
31 January 2023
epigyne
AJ Cann
Bloody Oaks
12 September 2020
palp
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