Palliduphantes pallidus

Palliduphantes pallidus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1871)
A small species which prefers caves, cellars etc. Palliduphantes pallidus is quite distinctive in colouration, as the two examples show. These were found down an old, empty underground water reservoir near Eakring in April 2010, making a small sheet web in what was virtually total darkness. More recently, it has been recorded from a leaf litter sample taken from Cockglode Wood in March 2023 (upper photographs).
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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Palliduphantes pallidus