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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
490
2930
13324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
441
2683
12509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
91
1107
6632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
87
1092
6510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
73
990
5500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
70
987
5492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
237
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
75
540
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
2 Genera with 37 Species
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider6SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver45SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
37 Species and 14 Subspecies
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Austracantha minax astrigera L. Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax hermitis Hogg, 1914
Austracantha minax leonhardii Strand, 1913
Austracantha minax lugubris L. Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax minax Thorell, 1859
Gasteracantha aciculata Mary Agard P..., 1899
Gasteracantha beccarii (Tord Tamerla..., 1877)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha bradleyi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fasciata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha gambeyi Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha lepelletieri Félix Édouar..., 1825
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha metallica Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859
Gasteracantha notata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha pentagona Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sapperi Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha scintillans Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha signifera Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha signifera bistrigella Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera heterospina Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera pustulinota Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera signifera Pocock, 1898
Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata analispina Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata anirensis Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata lugubris Simon, 1898
Gasteracantha taeniata novahannoveriana Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha theisi quadrisignatella Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha turrigera (L. Koch, 1867)⇒ Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha westringii (Keyserling, 1864)⇒ Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864