Nephila pakistaniensis is a species of Golden silk orb-weaver discovered in 2002 by Aram Ghafoor and Mirza Azher Beg.

Etymology

The spider's name is a reference to its place of discovery. The species name pakistaniensis is derived from pakistani, as the species was discovered in Pakistan, and -ensis, which is a Latin suffix meaning "living in".

• Ghafoor & Beg, 2002 : Description of two new species of araneid spiders from Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, vol. 4, No. 4, p. 525-527 ( text).

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