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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
92
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
85
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
72
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
71
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
64
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
64
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eswatini
4 Genera with 8 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
8 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in Eswatini
TribeCaerostrini
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom