Species list, Checklist of Subfamily Nephilinae (Golden orb weavers) for Kyushu (Japan)

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Checklist for Subfamily Nephilinae Simon, 1894 (Golden orb weavers)
and region Kyushu (Japan)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	132 407 794	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	121 389 777	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Megoperculata Börner, 1902	53 301 685	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Araneae Clerck, 1757 Spider, Spiders, True Spiders	51 298 683	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Araneomorphae Smith, 1902 True Spiders	42 283 611	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Araneomorphi Smith, 1902	41 282 610	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Araneoidea Latreille, 1806	7 111 246	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider	12 36	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders	2 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Kyushu
2 Genera with 5 Species

Nephila Leach, 1793	Banana spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881	Hermit spiders	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Kyushu
5 Species

Nephila clavata L. Koch, 1878	Jorō Spider
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