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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
654
5119
32635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
538
4408
28967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
135
1907
10894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
118
1839
10713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
90
1686
10310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
86
1680
10299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
14
597
3670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
94
566
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
5 Genera with 16 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver10SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859

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

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom