Neriene montana

Neriene montana (aka Linyphia montana) is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae.[1] With a holarctic distribution, it is found throughout northern Europe.[1][2]

Neriene montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Suborder:
Araneomorphae
Family:
Linyphiidae
Genus:
Neriene
Species:
N. montana
Binomial name
Neriene montana
Clerck, 1757
Synonyms

Araneus montana
Erigone montana
Linyphia montana

The body length excluding legs is about 4 to 7 mm in both sexes, males having a slimmer abdomen.[1][2] The carapace is dark brown with a darker midline and margins.[1][3] The abdomen is marked with a broad brown folium with pale speckles and small indentations, surrounded by a pale area.[1][3] The legs are yellow-brown with many annulations which, along with its size, help to distinguish N. montana from similar species.[1] It builds a hammock-shaped web among bushes or low vegetation, on tree trunks, or under logs, which it rests beneath.[1]

References
  1. Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-56710-9, p. 292
  2. Roberts, Michael J. (1996) Collins Field Guide - Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-219981-0, p. 366
  3. Savory, Theodore (1945) The Spiders & Allied Orders of the British Isles, Warne, p. 112


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