Nephilinae

Nephilinae
Female Nephila pilipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Araneoidea
Family: Nephilidae
Simon, 1894
Genera

See text.

Diversity
7 genera

Nephilinae is a spider subfamily in the family Araneidae, commonly referred to as golden orb-weavers. It has also been treated as the family Nephilidae. The various genera in the subfamily were formerly placed in Tetragnathidae. All nephiline genera partially renew their webs.

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