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title: "Old World Dome Sheetweaver"
description: "Neriene montana — Insects & spiders. Neriene montana (syn."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/old-world-dome-sheetweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Old World Dome Sheetweaver

> Neriene montana — Insects & spiders. Neriene montana (syn.

- Scientific name: *Neriene montana*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4037
- Wikidata: [Q1760448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1760448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [225814](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/225814)

## Names

- en: Old World Dome Sheetweaver
- de: Frühlingsgroßweber
- fr: Neriene à pattes annelées
- nl: Lentehangmatspin

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1190), GB (331), FI (247), CA (219), DE (212), PL (208), FR (137), LT (115), DK (96), AT (73), NL (58), UA (50)

## Summary

Neriene montana (syn. Linyphia montana) is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. With a holarctic distribution, it is found throughout northern Europe.
The body length excluding legs is about 4 to 7 mm in both sexes, males having a slimmer abdomen. The carapace is dark brown with a darker midline and margins. The abdomen is marked with a broad brown folium with pale speckles and small indentations, surrounded by a pale area. The legs are yellow-brown with many annulations which, along with its size, help to distinguish N. montana from similar species. It builds a hammock-shaped web among bushes…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neriene_montana

## Photo

![Old World Dome Sheetweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/old-world-dome-sheetweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ilkka Kaita-aho · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145369325

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/old-world-dome-sheetweaver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).