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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
114
422
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
94
352
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
284
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
278
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
259
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
259
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
67
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
2 Genera with 15 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver19SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
15 Species and 5 Subspecies
Gasteracantha beccarii (Tord Tamerla..., 1877)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fasciata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha lepelletieri Félix Édouar..., 1825
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sapperi Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata analispina Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata bawensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata jamurensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata oinokensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata sentanensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in New Guinea
TribeCaerostrini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom