Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)

Common name

Common Cryptops

Status

GB IUCN status: Least Concern

ID Difficulty

3

Identification

This is the smallest Cryptops in Britain, rarely reaching 30 mm. However, it is easily confused with immature specimens of the larger C.anomalans and C.parisi. Examination of the tibial and tarsal combs of the last legs (which comprise widely spaced teeth in C.hortensis) will differentiate the species.

Keith Lugg
J.P. Richards
J.P. Richards
J.P. Richards
Nicola Garnham
Nicola Garnham

Distribution and Habitat

This species is common in most of England, Wales (and probably Ireland), but becomes increasingly scarce and coastal in Scotland.

Distribution

idBmigTaxa

18

BRC Code

Cen_129