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