Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Hypomma  Dahl, 1886   4 species

Hypomma fulvum (Bösenberg, 1902)

Description

Tibial apophysis narrow, sickle-shaped. Prosoma red-orange to red-brown. Legs yellow, to red-orange. Opisthosoma black.

Body length male: 2.5-3 mm
Body length female: 2.5-3 mm
Additional information

In vegetation near water, preferring humid conditions

Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Europe
Phenology
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Distribution List
Belgium   (Bosmans & Van Keer, 2017) ||| Bulgaria   (Naumova et al., 2021) ||| Czechia   (Růžička & Řezáč, 2022a) ||| Denmark   (Scharff & Gudik-Sørensen, 2006) ||| Estonia   (Vilbaste, 1987) ||| Finland   (Koponen et al., 2016) ||| France   (Le Peru, 2007) ||| Germany   (Blick et al., 2016) ||| Hungary   (Samu & Szinetár, 1999) ||| Ireland   (Cawley, 2001; Lavery, 2019) ||| Italy   (Isaia et al., 2025) ||| Latvia   (Cera, 2018; Cera, 2013) ||| Liechtenstein   (Arnold, 2001) ||| Luxembourg   (Kreuels et al., 2019) ||| Netherlands   (van Helsdingen, 2025a) ||| Northern Ireland   (Lavery, 2019) ||| Poland   (Rozwałka & Stanska, 2008) ||| Romania   (Weiss & Petrișor, 1999) ||| Russia, Eastern   (Esyunin & Efimik, 1996a) ||| Russia, Western   (no references) ||| Slovakia   (Gajdoš et al., 1999) ||| Spain   (Branco et al., 2019) ||| Sweden   (Kronestedt, 2001) ||| Switzerland   (Maurer & Hänggi, 1990) ||| Ukraine   (Polchaninova & Prokopenko, 2019) ||| United Kingdom   (Lavery, 2019) |||
References

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Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69 pdf

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