| Nephilengys | |
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| Nephilengys malabarensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872[1] |
| Type species | |
| Epeira malabarensis Walckenaer, 1841[1]
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Nephilengys is a genus of tropical spiders of the family Nephilidae, consisting of two currently described species.[1] (The genus was formerly placed in the Araneidae and Tetragnathidae.[2]) The genus Nephilingis has been split off from this genus. Both genera have been called hermit spiders from the habit staying in their retreats during the day; the name eunuch spiders has been used for Nephilengys alone. Males may sever parts of their palpal bulbs after copulation.[2]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
WSC_g2045was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Matjaž Kuntner (2007). "A monograph of Nephilengys, the pantropical 'hermit spiders' (Araneae, Nephilidae, Nephilinae)". Systematic Entomology. 32 (1): 95–135. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00348.x. S2CID 84146620.