Nephilengys papuana

Nephilengys papuana
Nephilengys papuana
N. papuana from northern Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Nephilengys
Species: N. papuana
Binomial name
Nephilengys papuana
(Thorell, 1881)
Synonyms

Nephilengys malabarensis var. β
Nephilengys rainbowi
Nephilengys malabarensis
Nephila malabarensis papuana
Nephila malabarensis

Nephilengys papuana is a species of nephilid spider.

N. papuana with egg sac and spiderlings

These animals are currently considered a population of Nephilengys malabarensis. An upcoming publication [1] presents the case for them to be reinstated as a full species.

Female body length is about 17 mm, male length less than 5 mm.

Name

The species name is derived from Papua.

Distribution

The species occurs in New Guinea and tropical Australia (Queensland)[1].

References

  1. ^ a b Matjaž Kuntner (2007). "A monograph of Nephilengys, the pantropical 'hermit spiders' (Araneae, Nephilidae, Nephilinae)". Systematic Entomology 32 (1): 95–135. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00348.x. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00348.x. 

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