Species list, Checklist of Subfamily Nephilinae (Golden orb weavers) for Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)

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Checklist for Subfamily Nephilinae Simon, 1894 (Golden orb weavers)
and region Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	41 96 128	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	34 89 122	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Megoperculata Börner, 1902	25 77 114	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Araneae Clerck, 1757 Spider, Spiders, True Spiders	23 75 109	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Araneomorphae Smith, 1902 True Spiders	19 70 104	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Araneomorphi Smith, 1902	19 70 104	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Araneoidea Latreille, 1806	3 16 40	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider	5 13	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Ambon
2 Genera with 4 Species

Nephila Leach, 1793	Banana spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881	Hermit spiders	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Ambon
4 Species

Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793)	⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793	Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)	⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881	Golden cricket wasp

Links, sources and further information

Nephilinae at biodiversity.org.au