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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
699
6720
45540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
582
5283
38480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
130
2424
22900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
110
2322
22261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
82
2039
19998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
79
2034
19981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
605
6161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
115
1692
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
2 Genera with 12 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha cancriformis gertschi Archer, 1941
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha flava Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha picea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha picta Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864