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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Peninsular Malaysia (Malaysia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
125
359
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
98
283
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
173
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
169
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
162
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
162
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
38
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peninsular Malaysia
2 Genera with 7 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1859Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peninsular Malaysia
7 Species
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha doriae Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793