Nephilingis dodo
| Nephilingis dodo | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Nephilingis |
| Species: | N. dodo
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephilingis dodo | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nephilengys dodo | |
Nephilingis dodo is an nephilid spider endemic to Mauritius.[1] It was found to be separate from the related species Nephilingis borbonica in 2011.[2]
Anatomy
[edit | edit source]Female
[edit | edit source]The abdomen is strikingly white. Females reach a length of about 23mm.[2]
Male
[edit | edit source]Only 5 to 6 mm in length, males have a grey abdomen with white spots and a yellow-brown sternum.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]N. dodo is endemic to Mauritius, where it inhabits the native forests.[2]
Name
[edit | edit source]Named after the vernacular of the extinct flightless bird from Mauritius, the dodo (Raphus cucullatus). These two species once shared their habitat, the increasingly rare native forests in Mauritius. The specific name, a noun in apposition, is meant to increase awareness of the need for urgent conservation of the Mauritius biota.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Kuntner & Agnarsson 2011: Biogeography and diversification of hermit spiders on Indian Ocean islands (Nephilidae: Nephilengys) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59:477-488.
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