Nephilingis livida

Nephilingis livida
	Female Nephilingis livida.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Nephilingis
Species:	N. livida
Binomial name
	Nephilingis livida; (Vinson, 1863)
Synonyms
	Epeira livida; Nephilengys cruentata livida; Nephilengys borbonica livida

Nephilingis livida is an araneid spider from Madagascar and nearby islands.^[1] It was found to be separate from the related species Nephilingis borbonica in 2011^[2]

Anatomy[]

Female[]

The color of the abdomen ranges from creamy to brown, blue or purple, with a dark brown venter. Females reach a length of about 15 to 24mm.^[2]

Male[]

Males only reach a length of 3 to 5 mm, with a yellow-brown sternum and a grey abdomen with white dots.^[2]

Distribution[]

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.

Name[]

The species name is derived from Latin "lividus", which can mean "malicious" as well as "bluish".

References[]

^ ^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.

[WSC_s22475-1] "Taxon details Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-05-12

[kuntner2011-2] Kuntner & Agnarsson 2011: Biogeography and diversification of hermit spiders on Indian Ocean islands (Nephilidae: Nephilengys). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59:477-488.

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