Nigma walckenaeri new to Cheshire

On the 09/06/25 I visited Middlewich Cemetery SJ698665 to beat trees and bushes for Philodromus collinus and Philodromus albidus, with both proving to be relatively frequent on the evergreen shrubs and trees. Whilst beating the bottom of a large rounded shaped yew bush a female Nigma walckenaeri fell onto the tray, with further beating of the yew bushes and some ivy also producing several small green immatures. No further adults have yet been found in the county but small green immatures have been beaten from evergreen shrubs and ivy at a further three Sites. These are;

DateGrid referenceSiteNo. / stage
02/07/2025SJ651640 Swanlow Park Cemetery, Winsford 4 immature
04/07/2025 SJ665737Witton Cemetery, Northwich 7 immature
15/07/2025SJ402654Overleigh Old Cemetery, Chester1 immature
Gail Hampshire CC BY 2.0 (archive image)