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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
261
1301
3794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
225
1082
3241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
60
567
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
55
554
2087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
46
523
1923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
45
522
1922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
161
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
52
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
9
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
8 Genera with 26 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Aetrocantha Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1951Spiny Backed Orb Weaver7SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
26 Species
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha simoni (Octavius Pic..., 1879)⇒ Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913
Gasteracantha thomasinsulae Archer, 1951
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 mossamedensis Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913