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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
99
282
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
80
242
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
199
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
188
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
179
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
179
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
66
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
2 Genera with 4 Species
Caerostris Thorell, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1974Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caerostris hnatiukae Roberts, 1983
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974

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

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom