Nephilengys borbonica

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Nephilinae
Genus: Nephilengys
Species: N. borbonica – N. cruentata – N. malabarensis – N. papuana

Name edit

Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872

Type species: Nephilengys schmeltzii L. Koch, 1872

References edit

  • Kuntner, M. 2007: A monograph of Nephilengys, the pantropical 'hermit spiders' (Araneae, Nephilidae, Nephilinae). Systematic entomology 32: 95–135. PDF
  • Biogeography and diversification of hermit spiders on Indian Ocean islands (Nephilidae: Nephilengys).

Links edit

  • Platnick, N. I. 2008. The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History. [1]