Tenuiphantes flavipes (Blackwall, 1854)

Bosmans, Robert, Cardoso, Pedro & Crespo, Luis Carlos, 2010, A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) 2473, Zootaxa 2473 (1), pp. 1-67 : 52

Tenuiphantes flavipes (Blackwall, 1854)

Description: Wiehle (1956: 205, figs 344–346), van Helsdingen et al. (1977: 12, figs 9–12, 56), Roberts (1987: 152, fig. 79b).

Previous records: Aveiro: Mealhada, Mata do Buçaco ( Machado 1949). Braga: Terras de Bouro, Serra do Gerês, Pico Borrageiro ( Machado 1949). Lisboa: Serra de Montejunto, Buracos Mineiros ( Machado 1949); Serra de Montejunto, Lapa do Vale Carvalhal ( Machado 1949); Cadaval, Serra de Montejunto, Lapas do Furadouro de Trás ( Machado 1949); Serra de Sintra, Parque da Pena ( Machado 1949). Santarém: Vila Nova de Ourém, Fátima, Lapa da Salgada ( Machado 1949). Setúbal: Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, Cabeço de Olivide, Lapa do Jogo dos Mouros ( Machado 1949).

New records: Faro: Monchique , 1 female, 10.IV.1971 (CJFM) ; Vila Real de Santo António, Monte Gordo , 1 male, 7.IV.1971 (CJFM) . Lisboa: Murgeira, 1 female, in pine forest, 8.IV.2001 (CGT); Tapada de Mafra , 1 female, in Eucalyptus plantation, 31.III.2001, 1 female, in pine forest, 31.III.2001 (CGT) .

Distribution: Palearctic.

Habitat type: Found in damp habitats, including caves.

Phenology: In Portugal collected in March and April, in temperate Europe found throughout the year ( Heimer & Nentwig 1991).