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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
105
380
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
87
330
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
259
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
256
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
234
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
231
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
28
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
4 Genera with 8 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
8 Species
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913