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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
775
1695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
185
672
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
395
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
388
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
361
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
360
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
96
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
3 Genera with 11 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
11 Species
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901