araneae - Baryphyma maritimum

Description

Dorsal tibial apophysis with hook-like process. Epigyne with convergent lateral plates. Prosoma dark brown, radial stripes darker. Male: cephalic lobe broad in frontal view. Legs yellow-orange. Opisthosoma dark grey.

Body length male: 1.7-2.1 mm
Body length female: 2.2-2.6 mm

Additional information

in coastal area on low plants

Character states from linyphiid key

Distribution

Presence

No data

Global distribution (WSC 2026): Western and Central Europe, Kyrgyzstan

Phenology



Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Figures

Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1987)

Median apophysis
(Locket et al. 1974)

Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

Tibial apophysis
(Locket et al. 1974)

Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)

Prosoma, frontal view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

Prosoma, frontal view
(Locket et al. 1974)

Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)

Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)

Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)

Distribution List

References

Blick T, Finch O-D, Harms K H, Kiechle J, Kielhorn K-H , Kreuels M, Malten A, Martin D, Muster C, Nährig D, Platen R, Rödel I, Scheidler M, Staudt A, Stumpf H, Tolke D (2016) Rote Liste und Gesamtartenliste der Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) Deutschlands. 3. Fassung, Stand April 2008, einzelne Änderungen und Nachträge bis August 2015. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 70/4: 383-510

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

Heimer S, Nentwig W (1991) Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey Berlin

Helsdingen P J van (2025a) Catalogus van de Nederlandse spinnen. Versie 2025.1. 249 pp.

Lavery A (2019) A revised checklist of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Arachnology 18: 196-212

Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468

Locket G H, Millidge A F, Merrett P (1974) British Spiders, Volume III. Ray Society, London, 315 pp.

Ponomarev A V (2022) Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the southeast of the Russian Plain: catalogue, the fauna specific features. SSC RAS Publishers, Rostov-on-Don, 640 pp.

Roberts M J (1987) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2: Linyphiidae and checklist. Harley Books Colchester, England, 204 pp.

Scharff N, Gudik-Sørensen O (2006) Katalog over Danmarks edderkopper (Araneae). Catalogue of the spiders of Denmark (Araneae). Entomologiske Meddelelser 74: 3-71

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2

Baryphyma maritimum (Crocker & Parker, 1970)