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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
304
1246
3927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
261
1060
3366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
613
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
69
602
2512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
572
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
570
2409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
189
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
39
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
2 Genera with 2 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1842Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
2 Species
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842