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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
362
1673
5682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
319
1536
5381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
85
829
3617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
83
822
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
69
748
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
67
746
3032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
193
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
62
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
2 Genera with 13 Species
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
13 Species
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Gasteracantha bradleyi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864