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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
187
735
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
166
676
1829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
47
412
1321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
411
1320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
400
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
400
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
217
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
3 Genera with 7 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
7 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859