Nephilingis livida
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Nephilingis |
| Species: | N. livida
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)[1]
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Nephilingis livida is an nephilid spider from Madagascar and nearby islands.[1] It was found to be separate from the related species Nephilingis borbonica in 2011[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin "lividus", which can mean "malicious" as well as "bluish".
Description
[edit]The color of the female's abdomen ranges from creamy to brown, blue or purple, with a dark brown venter. Females reach a length of about 15 to 24mm[2] Males only reach a length of 3 to 5 mm and have a yellow-brown sternum and a grey abdomen with white dots.[2]
Distribution
[edit]N. livida occurs in Madagascar and surrounding islands, such as the Comoro Islands and Seychelles (including the Aldabra atoll). They are common in human dwellings in Madagascar.
References
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- ^ a b c "Taxon details Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-05-12
- ^ a b c Kuntner & Agnarsson 2011: Biogeography and diversification of hermit spiders on Indian Ocean islands (Nephilidae: Nephilengys). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59:477-488.
- 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.