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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
188
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
170
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
35
132
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
130
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
28
120
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
27
119
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
35
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
2 Genera with 5 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
5 Species
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859