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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
184
662
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
159
555
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
238
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
233
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
39
218
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
38
217
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
54
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Genera with 8 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859