Nephilengys malabarensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Nephilengys |
| Species: | N. malabarensis
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| Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)[1]
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Nephilengys malabarensis is an nephilid spider.[1]
Females reach a body length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The legs and palp are annulated yellow and black. Male body size less than 5 millimetres (0.20 in), with mostly grey-black legs.[2]
N. malabarensis is being preyed upon by the spider-eating jumping spider Portia.[2]
Name
[edit]The species name malabarensis refers to the Malabar coast of southern India, where it was first found.
Distribution
[edit]N. malabarensis occurs in South, South-East and East Asia from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, north to Yunnan, China, north-east to Saga and Kompira, Japan and east to Ambon Island of Indonesia. It is common at human dwellings and less common in rainforest. The Niah population inhabits cave entrances.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Taxon details Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1841)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b c 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. S2CID 84146620.
Further reading
[edit]- Kralj-Fišer, S.; Kuntner, M. (2011). "Eunuchs as better fighters?". Naturwissenschaften. 99 (2): 95–101. Bibcode:2012NW.....99...95K. doi:10.1007/s00114-011-0873-1. PMID 22167072. S2CID 14727700.