Nephila sumptuosa explained

Nephila sumptuosa, the red-legged golden orb-web spider, is a species of golden orb-web spider.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Nephila sumptuosa can reach a length of in males, of in females.^[3] These large spiders have long reddish legs with clumps of hair. The abdomen is blackish and shows a series of whitish spots.

As is usual among orb-weavers, there is marked sexual dimorphism in general appearance, but especially in size.

Distribution

This species is present in East Africa and in Socotra.^[4]

Bibliography

• Gerstäcker, A. (1873) Arachnoidea., In von der Decken, C. (ed.), Reisen in Ostafrica. Leipzig, 3(2): 461-503 (Araneae, pp. 473–503).
• Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1898b). Arachnida. In: Dixey, F., Mal Burr, & O. Pickard-Cambridge (eds.) On a collection of insects and arachnids made by Mr E. N. Bennett in Socotra, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898, 387-391
• Platnick, Norman I. 2011. The World Spider Catalog, v.11.0. American Museum of Natural History. Database built by Robert J. Raven
• Pocock, R. I. (1903g). Arachnida. In: Forbes, H. O. (ed.) The Natural History of Sokotra and Abd-el-Kuri. Special Bulletin of the Liverpool Museum, pp. 175–208.

External links

• Pbase
• Morten Ross

Notes and References

1. http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nephila_sumptuosa/classification/ Animal Diversity Web
2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=862602 ITIS
3. Matjaž Kuntner, Jonathan A. Coddington Discovery of the Largest Orbweaving Spider Species: The Evolution of Gigantism in Nephila
4. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/5600840 Catalogue of life