Lacinius ephippiatus

*Lacinius ephippiatus* (C.L. Koch, 1835)
This is probably an under-recorded Harvestman in Nottinghamshire, currently known from a line of sites running from Annesley Woodhouse in the west of the county, up through the Sherwood Forest area, to Misson Carr in north. This was one Harvestman which Dilys and myself never found, probably because we never did any leaf litter sampling during the warmer months of the year. The adults are found during the Spring and Summer and live in the ground layer. Nick and Samantha Brownley found several juvenile/immature specimens, by seiving leaf litter in an area of Beech woodland at Clumber Park in May 2025. These were reared to maturity in captivity.
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Female. Length 5.0mm.


Immature male and female. Length 3.5mm.

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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Denton, M.L. Green, E.J. Legg, G. Hemingway, D.G. Marsh, R.J. and Sharp, D. (2002 Arachnid survey of Birklands and Bilhaugh candidate Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. Report to English Nature from Entotax consultancy 2003). Howard Williams. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. British Arachnological Survey (Sherwood Forest Country Park Arachnid Survey 1978-1979 Report). BAS Survey Team of Richard Gallon, Graeme Lyons and Tylan Berry. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated May 2025