Checklist for Subfamily Nephilinae Simon, 1894 (Golden orb weavers)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 210
775
1695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 185
672
1471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 64
395
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 60
388
966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 50
361
917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 49
360
915 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 7
96
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider | 12
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders | 3
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
3 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Tanzania
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Nephila agyrotoxa Gerstäcker, 1873 | | | Nephila cothurnata (Gerstäcker, 1873) | ⇒ Nephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863 | | Nephila dasycnemis (Gerstäcker, 1873) | ⇒ Nephila fenestrata venusta Blackwall, 1865 | | Nephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863 | Red-legged golden orb-web spider | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Nephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873 | Sumptuous Golden Orb Weaver | | Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 | Madagascar Hermit Spider |
Links, sources and further information Nephilinae at biodiversity.org.au
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