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.