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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
173
674
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
434
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
61
426
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
133
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
40
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
1 Genera with 2 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
2 Species
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873