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Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
884
13693
139040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
716
10940
121991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
171
5591
67000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
150
5398
65733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
101
4817
59619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
95
4772
59347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
16
1444
16328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
238
3915
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
18
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
14
170
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
14 Genera with 170 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Actinacantha Simon, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Aetrocantha Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider6SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1911Spiny Backed Orb Weaver168SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1973Box kite spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Madacantha Emerit, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Parmatergus Emerit, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
170 Species and 45 Subspecies
Acrosomoides acrosomoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Actinacantha globulata Charles Atha..., 1842
Actinacantha maculata Doleschall, 1857
Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Augusta glyphica Félix Édouar..., 1839
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 acutispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha alba (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha analispina Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha annamita (Simon, 1886)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha annulipes (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha aruana
Gasteracantha audouini Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha aureola Mi & Peng, 2013
Gasteracantha beccarii (Tord Tamerla..., 1877)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha biloba Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Gasteracantha biolleyi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha borbonica (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha bradleyi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Gasteracantha brevispina (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha callida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha cancriformis gertschi Archer, 1941
Gasteracantha canestrinii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha canningensis (Stoliczka, 1869)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha clavatrix Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha clavigera Christoph Go..., 1863
Gasteracantha columbiae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha curvistyla Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha cuspidata Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha doriae Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha elliptica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha falcifera C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha fasciata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha flava Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Gasteracantha flavida (Hasselt, 1882)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha formosana (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha frontata John Blackwall, 1864
Gasteracantha gambeyi Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Gasteracantha guttata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha hecata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha hemispaerica C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha hilaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha insulana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha interrupta Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha janopol Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Gasteracantha kochii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha kuhlii (C. L. Koch, 1837)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha lepelletieri Félix Édouar..., 1825
Gasteracantha leucomelaena (Thorell, 1887)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha leucomelas (Simon, 1904)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha mahurica Strand, 1913
Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha mammosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha martensi Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha mascula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha mastoidea (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha maura (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha mengei Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha metallica Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859
Gasteracantha moesta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha nabona (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha notata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha observatrix (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha oldendorffii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha pallida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phoroncidia nicoleti Carl Friedri..., 1942
Gasteracantha panisicca Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha papuana (Thorell, 1881)⇒ Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha parangdiadesmia Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Gasteracantha pentagona Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha pentagona anirica Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha picea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha picta Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha proboscidea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha quadridens (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha radiata Gerstäcker, 1873
Gasteracantha raimondii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha recurva Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha remifera Arthur Gardi..., 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 rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rufithorax Eugène Simon, 1881
Gasteracantha rufospinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sagaensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Gasteracantha sanguinea Maria Dahl, 1914
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 rueppelli Strand, 1916
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844
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 simoni (Octavius Pic..., 1879)⇒ Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913
Gasteracantha sola (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha sororna Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sparsa (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha strasseni Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha sturi Carl Ludwig ..., 1857Blunt-spined kite spider
Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha suminata (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata analispina Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata anirensis Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata bawensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata jamurensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata lugubris Simon, 1898
Gasteracantha taeniata maculella Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata novahannoveriana Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha taeniata obsoletopicta Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata oinokensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata sentanensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata taeniata Walckenaer, 1841
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha theisi antemaculata Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha theisi keyana Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha theisi quadrisignatella Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha theisii antemaculata Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha theisii keyana Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha theisii quadrisignatella Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha thomasinsulae Archer, 1951
Gasteracantha thorelli Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha tondanae Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Gasteracantha transversa Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gasteracantha turrigera (L. Koch, 1867)⇒ Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Gasteracantha velitaris (C. L. Koch, 1837)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863
Gasteracantha versicolor versicolor Walckenaer, 1841
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha westringii (Keyserling, 1864)⇒ Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha wogeonis (Strand, 1911)⇒ Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha wolfi (Strand, 1911)⇒ Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
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
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Macracantha hasselti C. L. Koch, 1837
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