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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
195
708
1809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
175
657
1622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
67
422
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
415
1120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
54
397
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
397
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
102
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
42
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
8
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
6 Genera with 19 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1863Spiny Backed Orb Weaver14SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1886Box kite spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Madacantha Emerit, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Parmatergus Emerit, 19943SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
19 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acrosomoides acrosomoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Augusta glyphica Félix Édouar..., 1839
Gasteracantha formosana (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha reuteri Lenz, 1886
Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916
Gasteracantha rufithorax Eugène Simon, 1881
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha thorelli Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya cowani Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Isoxya mahafalensis M. Emerit, 1974
Isoxya manangona Agnarsson, S..., 2023
Isoxya milloti M. Emerit, 1974
Isoxya reuteri Lenz, 1886
Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916
Parmatergus coccinelloides M. Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus lens M. Emerit, 1994