N.B.: placed in the Araneidae by Wunderlich, 2004g: 960; firstly transferred from the Tetragnathidae to the Nephilidae by Kuntner, 2006: 24; for the current familial placement see also the note at the family; Poecilonephila Dahl, 1911: 275 (see also Dahl, 1912a: 55 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06285] (type Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879) and Nothonephila Archer, 1958: 3 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06285] (type Aranea cornuta Pallas, 1772) are described as subgenera; for other subgenera see Trichonephila Dahl, 1911.
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Last updated: 2025-07-05
Species counts
ACCEPTED: 7
SYNONYM: 31
NOMEN NUDUM: 1
NOMEN DUBIUM: 2
Taxonomic Reference
Original description
Leach,
1815: 133
type Aranea maculata Fabricius, 1793; gender feminine; syn. of Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)
