Araeoncus humilis Blackwall, 1841

Della Rocca, Francesca, Stefanelli, Silvia, Cardarelli, Elisa, Bogliani, Giuseppe & Bracco, Francesco, 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of the arthropods community inhabiting the winter-flooded meadows (marcite) of northern Italy, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 57889-57889 : 57889

Araeoncus humilis Blackwall, 1841

Distribution

Palaearctic species ( Isaia et al. 2007). It can be found in mainland Italy, Sardinia and Sicily ( Pantini and Isaia 2019); in Lombardy, it is reported only in the Province of Bergamo ( Isaia et al. 2007).

Notes

It is a fairly widespread species, found in a variety of habitats including moss, grass, straw, litter and bark. It is sometimes found in coastal algae litter and sewage filter beds. Adults occur in all seasons ( Harvey et al. 2002). It is a weaver spider of simple webs on the ground ( Isaia et al. 2007).