Sneak spider
Harpactea hombergi (Scopoli, 1763)
Status not recordedspiders
The sneak spider (Harpactea hombergi) is a species in the family Dysderidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 6.5 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: France, Germany and Switzerland.
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Quick facts about the sneak spider
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 4.5 mm – 6.5 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest, grassland, human_modified, wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 3 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the sneak spider?
Where does the sneak spider live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The sneak spider is listed for 3 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the sneak spider endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sneak spider classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyDysderidae
- genusHarpactea
- SpeciesHarpactea hombergi (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms Aranea hombergii, Harpactea gracilis, Harpactea harpactes, Harpactea haymozi, Harpactea latreillei, Harpactea templetoni, Harpactea tesselata, Harpactes hombergii
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- šestiočka štíhláCzech
- Seksøjet sprækkejægerDanish
- RindenlangfingerGerman
- Harpactea à pattes rayéesFrench
- Harpactée pattes-rayéesFrench
- kis rablópókHungarian
- SchorscelspinDutch
- komórczak smukłyPolish
- šesťočka štíhlaSlovak
- bandad rövarspindelSwedish
Relatives of the sneak spider
Other species in the same genus Harpactea.
CompareSneak spider vs Harpactea abantiaSneak spider vs Harpactea abasgianaSneak spider vs Harpactea achsuensisSneak spider vs Harpactea acuta
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sneak spider?
An adult sneak spider measures 4.5 mm – 6.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the sneak spider live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the sneak spider for 3 countries: France, Germany and Switzerland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the sneak spider?
The sneak spider (Harpactea hombergi) belongs to the family Dysderidae in the order Araneae.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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