Nephilengys malabarensis

Nephilengys malabarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Nephilengys
Species:	N. malabarensis
Binomial name
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)
Synonyms
Epeira malabarensis Walckenaer, 1841 Epeira anama Walckenaer, 1841 Epeira malabarica Doleschall, 1857 Epeira rhodosternon Doleschall, 1859 Nephila rivulata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 Nephilengys schmeltzii L. Koch, 1872 Nephilengys hofmanni L. Koch, 1872 Nephila urna Hasselt, 1882 Nephila malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1841) Metepeira andamanensis Tikader, 1977 Nephilengys niahensis Deeleman-Reinhold, 1989

Nephilengys malabarensis is a araneid spider.

Females reach a body length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The legs and palp are annulated yellow and black. Male body size less than 5 millimetres (0.20 in), with mostly grey-black legs.

N. malabarensis is being preyed upon by the spider-eating jumping spider Portia.

The species name malabarensis refers to the Malabar coast of southern India, where it was first found.

N. malabarensis occurs in South, South-East and East Asia from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, north to Yunnan, China, north-east to Saga and Kompira, Japan and east to Ambon Island of Indonesia. It is common at human dwellings and less common in rainforest. The Niah population inhabits cave entrances.

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