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Checklist for Subfamily Nephilinae Simon, 1894 (Golden orb weavers)
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
115
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
81
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
78
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
3 Genera with 4 Species
Herennia Thorell, 2005Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
4 Species
Herennia milleri Kuntner, 2005Miller's Coin Spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881


Links, sources and further information
Nephilinae at biodiversity.org.au