Nephilengys

Nephilengys borbonica

Nephilengys is a genus of tropical spiders of the family Nephilidae ( silk spinning) (formerly the Family Araneidae ( Wunderlich, 2004) and Tetragnathidae ( Kuntner, 2006) assigned ), which currently counts six types. In some sources, this genus is also called with hermit spiders ( " recluse spiders ").

This species builds a tubular retreat into their networks, which is used when you feel disturbed the spiders. As with the related genus Nephila, the females are considerably larger than the males. In the N. malabariensis example, the females are 20 mm in size, the male being only 4 mm.

The male N. cruentata live in the power of the female.

Species

  • Nephilengys borbonica ( Vinson, 1863) ( Reunion)
  • Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) ( Tropical Africa & America)
  • Nephilengys dodo Kuntner & Agnarsson, 2011 (Mauritius)
  • Nephilengys livida ( Vinson, 1863) (Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles)
  • Nephilengys malabarensis ( Walckenaer, 1842) ( India to China, the Philippines, Japan, Ambon )
  • Nephilengys papuana Thorell, 1881 (New Guinea, Queensland)

Credentials

  • Guide to Singapore Spiders: Nephilengys malabarensis
  • Schuck - Paim, C. ( 2000). Orb - webs as extended phenotypes: Web design and size assessment in contests in between Nephilengys cruentata females (Araneae, Tetragnathidae ) PDF
  • Norman I. Platnick, 2012th The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. American Museum of Natural History.
  • True spiders
  • Araneomorphae
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