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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
171
709
1679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
55
370
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
362
1030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
339
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
338
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
102
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
41
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
8 Genera with 18 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
18 Species
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya leleupi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya schoutedeni Pierre L. G...., 1962
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya basilewskyi Pierre L. G...., 1975
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in Congo
TribeCaerostrini
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom