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Biodiversity in Glen Affric
Arachnids occurring in Glen Affric

This list has been produced from the results of a study carried out by Michael Usher of the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Stirling, and Jonathan Humphrey of the Forestry Commission's Northern Research Station. Additional species have been added from the work of Mike Davidson, and a few minor additions have been made by Trees for Life staff.

Acari

Aceria populi Cauliflower gall mite
 
Eriophyes inangulis Alder gall mite
Eriophyes sorbi Rowan gall mite
 
Ixodes ricinus Deer or sheep tick
 

Araneae

Agroeca brunneaA running foliage spider
Agroeca proximaA running foliage spider
Agyneta conigeraA money spider
Agyneta olivaceaA money spider
Agyneta ramosaA money spider
Alopecosa pulverulentaA wolf spider
Amaurobius fenestralisA lace-webbed spider
Araneus diadematusGarden orb web spider,
or cross spider
Araneus quadratusAn orb-web spider
 
Centromerus arcanusA money spider
Centromerus dilutusA money spider
Centromerus prudensA money spider
Centromerus silvaticusA money spider
Ceratinella brevipes
Clubiona reclusaA foliage spider
Clubiona subsultansCaledonian sac spider
Cryphoeca silvicolaA mesh-webbed spider
Cyclosa conica Bird dropping spider
 
Dicymbium nigrum
Dismodicus bifrons
Drapetisca socialisA money spider
 
Episinus angulatusA comb-footed spider
Ero furcataA pirate spider
Euryopis flavomaculataA comb-footed spider
Evarcha falcata
 
Gonatium rubellum A money spider
Gonatium rubens A money spider
Gongylidiellum latebricola
 
Hahnia helveola A lesser cobweb spider
Hahnia montana A lesser cobweb spider
Haplodrassus signifer A ground spider
Hilaira excisa
 
Jacksonella falconeri A money spider
 
Lepthyphantes alacris A money spider
Lepthyphantes cristatus A money spider
Lepthyphantes ericaeus A money spider
Lepthyphantes flavipes A money spider
Lepthyphantes pallidus A money spider
Lepthyphantes tenebricola
Lepthyphantes zimmermanni A money spider
Linyphia triangularis A money spider
 
Macrargus rufus A money spider
Metellina mengei A long-jawed spider
Metellina segmentata A long-jawed spider
Micaria pulicaria A ground spider
Micrargus apertus A money spider
Minyriolus pusillus A money spider
Monocephalus fuscipes A money spider
 
Neon reticulatus A jumping spider
Neriene clathrata A money spider
Neriene peltata
 
Ozyptila trux A crab spider
 
Paidiscura pallens
Pardosa lugubris
Pardosa nigriceps A wolf spider
Pardosa pullata A wolf spider
Pardosa saltans A wolf spider
Philodromus aureolus
Philodromus margaritatus A running crab spider
Philodromus sp. A running crab spider
Pholcomma gibbum A comb-footed spider
Pirata hygrophilus
Pirata uliginosus A wolf spider
Pocadicnemis pumila A money spider
Porrhomma pallidum A money spider
 
Robertus lividus A comb-footed spider
Robertus neglectus A comb-footed spider
 
Saaristoa abnormis A money spider
Scotina celans A running foliage spider
Scotina gracilipes A running foliage spider
Segestria senoculata
Sintula innotabilis A money spider
 
Tapinocyba pallens A money spider
Theonoe minutissima A comb-footed spider
Theridion pallens A comb-footed spider
Trochosa terricola A wolf spider
 
Walckenaeria acuminata A money spider
Walckenaeria antica A money spider
Walckenaeria atrotibialis A money spider
Walckenaeria cucullata A money spider
Walckenaeria cuspidata A money spider
Walckenaeria monoceros A money spider
Walckenaeria nudipalpis A money spider
 
Zora nemoralis A ghost spider
Zora spinimana A ghost spider
 

Opiliones

Lacinius ephippiatus A harvestman
 
Mitopus morio A harvestman
Mitostoma chrysomelas A harvestman
 
Nemastoma bimaculatum A harvestman
 
Oligolophus agrestis A harvestman
Oligolophus palpinalis A harvestman
Oligolophus tridens A harvestman
 
Paroligolophus agrestis A harvestman
Phalangium opilio A harvestman
Platybunus triangularis A harvestman
 
Rilaena triangularis A harvestman
 

Pseudoscorpiones

Neobisium carcinoides False scorpion, or pseudoscorpion

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Acari

Galls

Galls induced by a mite (Eriophyes sorbi) on the underside of the leaf of a rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) in Glen Affric

 

Araneae


Orb web spider (Araneus diadematus) on a rotting Scots pine log.
(See Dead Wood)

 

Female long-jawed spider (Metellina segmentata) on an oak leaf (Quercus petraea) in Glen Affric.

 

Female wolf spider (Pardosa saltans) with egg sac in Glen Affric.

 

A running crab spider (Philodromus margaritatus) with insect prey on the lenticel-covered trunk of a young aspen tree in Glen Affric.

 

Opiliones

Harvestman (Mitopus morio) near Badger Falls in Glen Affric.

 

 

 


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Published: 20 December 2005
Last updated: 14 May 2008

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