Finally recorded new to Nottinghamshire in September 2025
(Pendleton, T.A.), when found on the
walls of Worksop Priory, during a survey for Leiobunum sp.A in September
2025. Historically, Dicranopalpus caudatus has always been
considered to be a synonym of Dicranopalpus ramosus, which is a
species familiar to many. But in 2015, its status was revised and it was
re-instated to species status.
In the UK, there had been no records for
around 30 years at the time, but it is now being found widely across
much of the UK, but identification is extremely difficult and can rely
on examination of the male's genitalia. However, it is thought that
there are external characteristics (obviously smaller size, pale,
silvery colouration), which can point a specimen towards being suspected
as D. caudatus. |
