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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
787
3448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
779
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
729
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
718
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
191
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
53
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 21 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1973Box kite spiders7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
21 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris tinamaze Gregorič, 2015
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gastroxya benoiti M. Emerit, 1973
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya mossamedensis Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya yatesi M. Emerit, 1973

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeCaerostrini
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom