Nephilingis | |
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Female Nephilingis cruentata in Mozambique | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Nephilidae |
Genus: | Nephilingis Kuntner, 2013[1] |
Diversity[1] | |
4 species |
Nephilingis is a genus of spiders in the family Nephilidae.[1] It was split off from the genus Nephilengys in 2006. Both genera have been called hermit spiders from the habit of staying in their retreats during the day;[2] alternatively the name "hermit spider" may be reserved for Nephilingis, with Nephilengys species called "eunuch spiders".[3]