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Checklist for Subfamily Nephilinae Simon, 1894 (Golden orb weavers)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
166
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
69
152
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
107
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
104
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
98
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
97
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
31
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
2 Genera with 4 Species
Nephila Leach, 1847Banana spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
4 Species
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephila vitiana Walckenaer, 1847


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