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

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]

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

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.

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

^ ^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.

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