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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
449
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
99
514
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
13
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
11
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 57 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Aetrocantha Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver36SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1973Box kite spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Madacantha Emerit, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Parmatergus Emerit, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
57 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acrosomoides acrosomoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Augusta glyphica Félix Édouar..., 1839
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha formosana (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha hemispaerica C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha radiata Gerstäcker, 1873
Gasteracantha resupinata Gerstäcker, 1873
Gasteracantha reuteri Lenz, 1886
Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rhomboidea comorensis Strand, 1917
Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916
Gasteracantha rhomboidea rhomboidea Guérin, 1838
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rufithorax Eugène Simon, 1881
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta legendrei Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha simoni (Octavius Pic..., 1879)⇒ Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913
Gasteracantha thomasinsulae Archer, 1951
Gasteracantha thorelli Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863
Gasteracantha versicolor versicolor Walckenaer, 1841
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gastroxya benoiti M. Emerit, 1973
Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya leleupi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya schoutedeni Pierre L. G...., 1962
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya basilewskyi Pierre L. G...., 1975
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya cowani Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Isoxya kochi O. Pickard-C..., 1877
Isoxya mahafalensis M. Emerit, 1974
Isoxya manangona Agnarsson, S..., 2023
Isoxya milloti M. Emerit, 1974
Isoxya mossamedensis Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya nigromutica Lodovico di ..., 1939
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya reuteri Lenz, 1886
Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya somalica Lodovico di ..., 1940Burrow worms
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Isoxya yatesi M. Emerit, 1973
Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916
Parmatergus coccinelloides M. Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus coccinelloides coccinelloides Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus lens M. Emerit, 1994
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913