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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
103
318
516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
92
290
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
129
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
128
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
121
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
121
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
32
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
18
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
4 Genera with 8 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
8 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gastroxya schoutedeni Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya basilewskyi Pierre L. G...., 1975
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901