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Neriene montana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Neriene
Species:	N. montana
Binomial name
	Neriene montana; Clerck, 1757
Synonyms
	Araneus montana; Erigone montana; Linyphia montana

Neriene montana (syn. 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]

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

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