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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
411
1948
7786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
364
1708
6751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
777
4213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
69
744
4052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
57
671
3759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
57
671
3759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
184
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
51
405
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
1 Genera with 3 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842