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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
284
1524
5154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
243
1292
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
795
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
781
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
735
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
733
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
260
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
49
264
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
4 Genera with 20 Species
Caerostris Thorell, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1889Spiny Backed Orb Weaver16SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
20 Species
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris sumatrana Embrik Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha aureola Mi & Peng, 2013
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha cuspidata Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha frontata John Blackwall, 1864
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha remifera Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sororna Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in India
TribeCaerostrini
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom