Nephilengyspapuana is a species of nephilid spider. The species was previously included in Nephilengys malabarensis as the subspecies N. m. papuana, but...
the following species: Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842) – India to China, Philippines, Japan, Ambon Nephilengyspapuana Thorell, 1881 – New Guinea...
other known species are endemic to islands. Like in the related genus Nephilengys, the much smaller males mutilate and sever their pedipalps, which are...