| Spiders
and their Allies |
FALSE SCORPIONS |
| a false scorpion |
Chthonius (Chthonius) ischnocheles |
Under stones, logs, etc. |
| a false scorpion |
Chthonius (Chthonius) orthodactylus s.s. |
In leaf litter, moss, etc. |
| a false scorpion |
Neobisium (Neobisium) muscorum |
Widespread in various habitats. |
| A false scorpion |
Neobisium carcinoides |
|
| a false scorpion |
Pselaphochernes scorpioides |
In compost, straw, gardens, etc. |
| a false scorpion |
Roncocreagris cambridgei |
In detritus, under stones, etc. |
| a false scorpion |
Roncus (Roncus) lubricus |
In dry leaf litter in woods. |
| HARVESTMEN |
| a harvestman |
Dicranopalpus ramosus |
In holm oak woodlands |
| a harvestman |
Lacinius ephippiatus |
In low vegetation |
| a harvestman |
Leiobunum blackwalli |
in low vegetation |
| a harvestman |
Leiobunum rotundum |
In low vegetation |
| a harvestman |
Lophopilio palpinalis |
Vegetation in open woodland |
| a harvestman |
Megabunus diadema |
In moss and heather |
| a harvestman |
Mitopus morio |
Widespread, often abundant |
| a harvestman |
Mitostoma chrysomelas |
In moss or under logs, etc. |
| a harvestman |
Nelima gothica |
In low vegetation. |
| a harvestman |
Nemastoma bimaculatum |
Widespread in herbage, under logs, etc. |
| a harvestman |
Oligolophus tridens |
In woods and hedgerows. |
| a harvestman |
Paroligolophus agrestis |
In various habitats |
| a harvestman |
Phalangium opilio |
Widespread and frequent. |
| a harvestman |
Rilaena triangularis |
In low vegetation in woods |
| TRUE
SPIDERS |
| Labyrinth Spider |
Agelena labyrinthica |
In tall grass, gorse bushes etc. |
| a running foliage spider |
Agroeca brunnea |
An egg-cocoon, probably of this species, found on Agrostisû1995 |
| a running foliage spider |
Agroeca proxima |
In woods and dry places |
| a money spider |
Agyneta conigera |
In low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Agyneta decora |
In moss and grass |
| a money spider |
Agyneta ramosa |
Vegetation in marshy areas |
| a money spider |
Agyneta subtilis |
In undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Allomengea scopigera |
Fresh and salt water marshes |
| a wolf spider |
Alopecosa barbipes |
Recorded as A. accentuata. On open heaths |
| a wolf spider |
Alopecosa cuneata |
In heath and grassland |
| a wolf spider |
Alopecosa pulverulenta |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a lace-webbed spider |
Amaurobius fenestralis |
Under bark of logs and trees, etc. |
| a lace-webbed spider |
Amaurobius ferox |
Under stones and logs |
| a lace-webbed spider |
Amaurobius similis |
Widespread. In crevices around buildings |
| a comb-footed spider |
Anelosimus vittatus |
On trees and shrubs. |
| a lesser cobweb spider |
Antistea elegans |
In vegetation in wet places |
| a buzzing spider |
Anyphaena accentuata |
On trees and shrubs. |
| Garden Orb-web Spider |
Araneus diadematus |
Widespread on bushes, etc. |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Araneus quadratus |
Widespread on heather and gorse |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Araniella cucurbitina |
Widespread on bushes and trees |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Araniella opistographa |
On vegetation. |
| a wolf spider |
Arctosa leopardus |
In detritus in wet habitats |
| Water Spider |
Argyroneta aquatica |
Entirely aquatic. |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Atea sturmi |
Recorded Horner Woods SANHS 1953 |
| Purse Web Spider |
Atypus affinis |
Within its web in burrows. |
| a wolf spider |
Aulonia albimana |
Probably now extince on Exmoor due to change of its one knownûhabitat
on Black Ball. |
| a money spider |
Bathyphantes approximatus |
In marshy areas |
| a money spider |
Bathyphantes gracilis |
Widespread in undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Bathyphantes nigrinus |
On low plants |
| a money spider |
Bathyphantes parvulus |
Widespread in undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Bolyphantes luteolus |
In grass heather and low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Centromerita bicolor |
Conifer woods. |
| a money spider |
Centromerita concinna |
In low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Centromerus arcanus |
In low vegetation on high ground |
| a money spider |
Centromerus dilutus |
In detritus in woods. Widespread |
| a money spider |
Centromerus prudens |
In grass and heather |
| a money spider |
Centromerus sylvaticus |
In low vegetation in woods |
| a money spider |
Ceratinella brevipes |
In detritus etc. Widespread |
| a money spider |
Ceratinella brevis |
In leaf litter. |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Cercidia prominens |
Amongst low plants, bracken, etc. |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona brevipes |
On trees and bushes. |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona comta |
On trees and bushes. |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona diversa |
On low plants in damp places |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona reclusa |
Marshy places in grass and herbage |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona stagnatilis |
In damp marshy places |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona terrestris |
On trees & shrubs etc. |
| a foliage spider |
Clubiona trivialis |
Heathy places under stones |
| a money spider |
Cnephalocotes obscurus |
Widespread amongst detritus |
| a cobweb spider |
Coelotes atropos |
Under stones, bark and in holes in walls |
| a cobweb spider |
Cryphoeca silvicola |
In detritus in woods and heather |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Cyclosa conica |
Recorded Dunster 1953 SANHS and at Luckbarrow 2001. Evergreen
shrubs and trees |
| a crab spider |
Diaea dorsata |
On bushes and trees. |
| a mesh webbed spider |
Dictyna arundinacea |
Webs build in heads of heather, gorse, etc. |
| a money spider |
Dicymbium brevisetosum |
In a variety of habitats |
| a money spider |
Dicymbium tibiale |
In moss and leaves in wet areas. |
| a money spider |
Diplocephalus cristatus |
|
| a money spider |
Diplocephalus latifrons |
Widespread in various habitats |
| a money spider |
Diplocephalus permixtus |
Widespread in various habitats |
| a money spider |
Diplocephalus picinus |
Widespread in various habitats |
| a money spider |
Diplocephalus protuberans |
|
| a money spider |
Diplostyla concolor |
Widespread, under stones |
| a money spider |
Dismodicus bifrons |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Drapetisca socialis |
On tree bark, especially beech. |
| a ground spider |
Drassodes cupreus |
Under stones in various habitats |
| a ground spider |
Drassodes lapidosus |
Under stones in various habitats |
| a ground spider |
Drassodes pubescens |
Under stones in various habitats |
| a money spider |
Drepanotylus uncatus |
Widespread in marshy areas |
| Woodlouse Spider |
Dysdera crocata |
Under stones |
| Woodlouse Spider |
Dysdera erythrina |
Under stones |
| a comb-footed spider |
Enoplognatha ovata |
On low vegetation, especially nettles |
| a money spider |
Entelecara erythropus |
Widespread in moss, etc. |
| a money spider |
Erigone atra |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Erigone dentipalpis |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Erigone promiscua |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Erigonella hiemalis |
In detritus in woods |
| a pirate spider |
Ero cambridgei |
Preys on other spiders |
| a pirate spider |
Ero furcata |
Preys on other spiders |
| a jumping spider |
Euophrys frontalis |
In grass & low herbage |
| a comb-footed spider |
Euryopis flavomaculata |
Damp places, in moss etc. |
| a money spider |
Evansia merens |
In nests of ants |
| a jumping spider |
Evarcha falcata |
Woodland and moorland. |
| a money spider |
Floronia bucculenta |
Amongst low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Gnathonarium dentatum |
By streams and wet marshy areas |
| a money spider |
Gonatium rubellum |
Undergrowth in woods |
| a money spider |
Gonatium rubens |
Widespread. Many habitats |
| a money spider |
Gongylidiellum vivum |
In detritus in moist places |
| a lesser cobweb spider |
Hahnia montana |
Widespread in undergrowth |
| a lesser cobweb spider |
Hahnia nava |
Under stones and in low vegetation |
| a ground spider |
Haplodrassus signifer |
On open heaths under stones |
| a woodlouse spider |
Harpactea hombergi |
In dry matted vegetation |
| a jumping spider |
Heliophanus cupreus |
Undergrowth and low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Helophora insignis |
In moss and grass in damp areas |
| a money spider |
Hilaira excisa |
Amongst vegetation in wet habitats |
| a money spider |
Hybocoptus decollatus |
In gorse |
| a money spider |
Hypomma bituberculatum |
In wet marshy places |
| a money spider |
Hypselistes jacksoni |
In marshy areas |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Hypsosinga pygmaea |
Low vegetation. |
| a money spider |
Jacksonella falconeri |
In detritus in coniferous woods |
| a money spider |
Kaestneria pullata |
Amongst grass and heather |
| a money spider |
Labulla thoracica |
In holes in trees, holes in the ground, etc. |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Larinioides cornutus |
Widespread, especially in rank vegetation near water. |
| a mesh webbed spider |
Lathys humilis |
Amongst bushes and dead leaves |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes alacris |
In detritus in woods |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes cristatus |
In undergrowth, grass, etc. |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes ericaeus |
In low vegetation in dry habitats |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes flavipes |
In undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes insignis |
In undergrowth. |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes mengei |
Widespread in undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes minutus |
Around buildings, holes in trees, etc. |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes obscurus |
In undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes pallidus |
Amongst grass |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes tenebricola |
In detritus in woods |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes tenuis |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Lepthyphantes zimmermanni |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Leptothrix hardyi |
In marshy areas and on high ground |
| a money spider |
Linyphia (Neriene) clathrata |
Widespread in low undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Linyphia (Neriene) peltata |
Widespread in woods |
| a money spider |
Linyphia hortensis |
In low undergrowth in woods |
| a money spider |
Linyphia triangularis |
Widespread in bushes in late summer |
| a running foliage spider |
Liocranum rupicola |
Under stones in dry places. |
| a money spider |
Lophomma punctatum |
In moss and grass in swampy areas |
| a money spider |
Macrargus rufus |
Grass and leaves in woods |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Mangora acalypha |
Widespread on heathland. |
| a money spider |
Maro minutus |
Under stones and in low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Maso sundevalli |
|
| a cobweb spider |
Mastigusa macrophthalma |
No current records for the species but there is a record fromû1911
at Porlock when it was found as a guest in an ants nest. |
| a money spider |
Meioneta rurestris |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Meioneta saxatilis |
Widespread in low vegetation |
| Cave Spider |
Meta menardi |
In caves and damp cellars |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Metellina mengei |
Widespread in spring and early summer |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Metellina merianae |
In damp holes and caves |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Metellina segmentata s.s. |
Widespread in late summer and autumn |
| a money spider |
Metopobactrus prominulus |
In uindergrowth, moss etc. |
| a ground spider |
Micaria pulicaria |
Active in sunshine on open ground; ant mimic |
| a money spider |
Micrargus apertus |
In detritus etc |
| a money spider |
Microlinyphia pusilla |
On low vegetation |
| a money spider |
Microneta viaria |
Widespread in detritus |
| a money spider |
Milleriana inerrans |
|
| a money spider |
Minyriolus pusillus |
In undergrowth on low bushes |
| a crab spider |
Misumena vatia |
In flower heads, and low plants |
| a money spider |
Monocephalus castaneipes |
|
| a money spider |
Monocephalus fuscipes |
In detritus in woods, especially coniferous |
| a jumping spider |
Neon reticulatus |
In detritus in woods |
| a money spider |
Neriene clathrata |
On low vegetation. |
| a comb-footed cellar spider |
Nesticus cellulanus |
In damp, dark situations; cellars, etc. |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Nuctenea umbratica |
Widespread, under tree bark |
| a money spider |
Oedothorax agrestis |
|
| a money spider |
Oedothorax fuscus |
Widespread in various habitats |
| a money spider |
Oedothorax gibbosus |
Widespread in varioius habitats |
| a money spider |
Oedothorax gibbosus f. tuberosus |
Widespread in various habitats |
| a money spider |
Oedothorax retusus |
Widespread in various habitats |
| a six-eyed spider |
Oonops domesticus |
Found indoors |
| a crab spider |
Ozyptila atomaria |
In short grass and undergrowth, etc. |
| a crab spider |
Ozyptila simplex |
In undergrowth |
| a crab spider |
Ozyptila trux |
In undergrowth, grass, etc. |
| a long-jawed spider |
Pachygnatha clercki |
Amongst long grass |
| a long-jawed spider |
Pachygnatha degeeri |
Amongst shrubs and long grass |
| a long-jawed spider |
Pachygnatha listeri |
Amongst low plants and shrubs |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa agricola |
On coasts and riverbanks |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa amentata |
In open sunny sites |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa arenicola |
Amongst shingle, also inland |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa lugubris |
Usually in woods |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa nigriceps |
On heathland and open sites |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa palustris |
On open heaths |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa prativaga |
In various habitats |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa proxima |
In marshy areas |
| a wolf spider |
Pardosa pullata |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Pelecopsis mengei |
In detritus in damp places |
| a money spider |
Pelecopsis nemoralis |
|
| a money spider |
Peponocranium ludicrum |
Widespread in a variety of habitats |
| a running crab spider |
Philodromus aureolus |
On bushes and shrubs |
| a running crab spider |
Philodromus cespitum |
On bushes etc. |
| a running crab spider |
Philodromus dispar |
On low trees & bushes |
| a comb-footed spider |
Pholcomma gibbum |
Among low-growing plants. |
| Cobweb Spider |
Pholcus phalangioides |
The daddy long-legs spider in houses. |
| a running foliage spider |
Phrurolithus festivus |
Running in sunshine, or under stones; ant mimic. |
| a wolf spider |
Pirata latitans |
Marshes & damp habitats |
| a wolf spider |
Pirata piraticus |
Marshes and damp places |
| a wolf spider |
Pirata piscatorius |
Marshes and damp habitats |
| a wolf spider |
Pirata uliginosus |
Marshes and damp habitats |
| Tent Spider |
Pisaura mirabilis |
In tall grass, etc. |
| a money spider |
Pocadicnemis juncea |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Pocadicnemis pumila |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Poeciloneta variegata |
Under stones etc. |
| a money spider |
Porrhomma campbelli |
Under stones, very rare |
| a money spider |
Porrhomma convexum |
In shady, damp situations |
| a money spider |
Porrhomma egeria |
In caves, cellars, etc. |
| a money spider |
Porrhomma pallidum |
In detritus in woods |
| a comb-footed spider |
Robertus arundineti |
Undergrowth in woods |
| a comb-footed spider |
Robertus lividus |
Widespread in detritus |
| a money spider |
Saaristoa abnormis |
Moss, grass, etc. in woods |
| Zebra Spider |
Salticus scenicus |
Sunny walls |
| a money spider |
Savignia frontata |
In various habitats |
| a running foliage spider |
Scotina gracilipes |
On heaths |
| a ground spider |
Scotophaeus blackwalli |
In houses, active at night. |
| a six-eyed spider |
Segestria senoculata |
In wall crevices, under stones, etc. |
| a money spider |
Silometopus elegans |
Undergrowth in wet areas. |
| a money spider |
Silometopus reussi |
In undergrowth |
| a money spider |
Sintula corniger |
Wet and swampy habitats |
| a comb-footed spider |
Steatoda bipunctata |
In houses, sheds, etc. Rarely outdoors. |
| a money spider |
Stemonyphantes lineatus |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Tallusia experta |
Moss and grass in woods |
| a money spider |
Tapinocyba praecox |
Widespread in grass |
| a money spider |
Tapinopa longidens |
In detritus in woods and damp areas |
| a money spider |
Taranucnus setosus |
In marshy places |
| Common House Spider |
Tegenaria domestica |
In houses and outhouses |
| a cobweb spider |
Tegenaria saeva |
In houses, outhouses, quarries, trees, etc. |
| a cobweb spider |
Tegenaria silvestris |
|
| a long-jawed spider |
Tetragnatha extensa |
Reeds & rushes close to water |
| a long-jawed spider |
Tetragnatha pinicola |
On trees |
| a cobweb spider |
Textrix denticulata |
Stone walls and low vegetation. |
| a comb-footed spider |
Theonoe minutissima |
Widespread under stones, etc. |
| a comb-footed spider |
Theridion pallens |
A tiny spider, on trees. |
| a comb-footed spider |
Theridion simile |
On bushes and low vegetation |
| a comb-footed spider |
Theridion sisyphium |
Widespread on bushes |
| a money spider |
Tiso vagans |
In detritus etc |
| a wolf spider |
Trochosa ruricola |
Under stones etc. Nocturnal. |
| a wolf spider |
Trochosa terricola |
Widespread in many habitats |
| a money spider |
Typhochrestus digitatus |
On moors and sandhills |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria acuminata |
Widespread in woodland detritus |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria antica |
In sunny habitats |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria atrotibialis |
In low grass and heather |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria cuspidata |
In detritus in woods |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria dysderoides |
In woodland detritus |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria nudipalpis |
In wet habitats. Widespread |
| a money spider |
Walckenaeria vigilax |
Moss etc. in wet places |
| a crab spider |
Xysticus audax |
On gorse bushes. |
| a crab spider |
Xysticus cristatus |
In undergrowth |
| a crab spider |
Xysticus erraticus |
Under stones |
| a crab spider |
Xysticus kochi |
On bushes and in undergrowth |
| a crab spider |
Xysticus sabulosus |
On dry sandy heaths |
| a ground spider |
Zelotes apricorum s. str. |
Widespread, under stones etc. |
| a ground spider |
Zelotes latreillei |
Under stones and detritus. |
| an orb-weaver spider |
Zygiella x-notata |
Window frames and eaves of buildings. |
| MITES |
| A gall mite |
Acalitus brevitarsus |
Common on Alder |
| A gall mite |
Acalitus calycopthirus |
Common. Bud-gall on Birch |
| A gall mite |
Acalitus rudis |
Common on birch |
| A gall mite |
Acalitus stenaspis |
Common. Rolled leaf-margins on Beech. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria aceriecampestris |
Common. Pustules on Field Maple. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria cephaloneus |
Common. Galls on Sycamore. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria crataegi |
Pustules on Hawthorn. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria erineus |
On walnut. Locally common. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria eriobius |
Galls on field maple. Frequent. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria fagineus |
Tomentum very common on beech |
| A gall mite |
Aceria fraxinivorus |
Inflorescence gall on Ash. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria geranii |
Bunched leaves on Geranium, Rare. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria genistae |
'Bushy-bud' on garden Cytisus (Broom). Local. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria iteinus |
Pouch-galls on Sallow. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria lateannulatus |
Leaf-galls on Lime. Uncommon. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria macrochelus |
Leaf-galls on Field Maple. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria nervisequus |
Tomentum on Beech. Very Common. |
| A gall mite |
Aceria pseudoplatani |
Erineum on Sycamore. Frequent |
| A gall mite |
Aceria ulmicola |
Pustules on Elm. Occasional. |
| A gall mite |
Aculus leionotus |
Erinium on Birch. Fairly common. |
| A gall mite |
Aculus tetanothrix |
Pustules on Sallow, Fairly common. |
| A gall mite |
Cecidophyes galii |
Rolled leaves on Cleavers. Very common. |
| A gall mite |
Epitrimerus trilobus |
Rolled leaves on elder. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes convolvens |
Rolled leaf margins on spindle. Locally common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes inangulis |
Pustules on Alder. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes laevis |
Pustules on Alder. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes leiosoma |
Erineum on Lime leaves. Local |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes padi |
Pustules on Blackthorn. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes similes |
Pustules on Blackthorn. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes sorbi |
Pustules on Rowan. Common. |
| A gall mite |
Eriophyes tiliae |
Galls on Lime. Locally common. |
| A gall mite |
Phyllocoptes goniothorax |
Rolled leaf-margins on Hawthorn. Abundant. |
| A gall mite |
Phytoptus avellanae |
'Big-bud' on Hazel. Common. |
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|
| A water mite |
Atractides nodipalpis |
Common in fast streams |
| A water mite |
Atractides tener |
Uncommon, in streams |
| A water mite |
Atractides octoporus |
Uncommon, in streams |
| A water mite |
Hygrobates calliger |
Rare in fast streams |
| A water mite |
Hygrobates fluviatilis |
Occasional in fast streams |
| A water mite |
Hygrobates longipalpus |
Rare in streams |
| A water mite |
Hygrobates nigromaculatus |
Rare in streams |
| A water mite |
Hydrodroma despicuens |
Rare in water |
| A water mite |
Lebertia castalia |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Lebertia maglioi |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Lebertia rufipes |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Pilolebertia porosa |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Protzia eximia |
Fairly frequent in water |
| A water mite |
Sperchon brevirostris |
In fast running streams |
| A water mite |
Sperchon clupeifer |
In fast running streams |
| A water mite |
Sperchon glandulosus |
In fast running streams |
| A water mite |
Sperchon hibernicus |
In fast running streams |
| A water mite |
Sperchon papillosus |
In fast running streams |
| A water mite |
Sperchon setiger |
In fast running streams |
| A water mite |
Torrenticola anomala |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Torrenticola brevirostris |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Torrenticola elliptica |
In running water |
| A water mite |
Torrenticola madritensis |
In running water |
| TICKS |
| A hard tick |
Ixodes arboricola |
Occurs around the eyes of small passerine birds. |
| Dog tick |
Ixodes canisuga |
Parasite of badgers, foxes, dogs |
| Sheep or Pasture tick, Castor bean tick |
Ixodes ricinus |
Affects many animals and man. Carrier of Lyme disease. |
WATER-BEARS |
| A water-bear |
Tardigrada sp. |
Microscopic creatures of fresh-water. |
