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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region United Kingdom (British Isles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
408
1639
3747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
335
1451
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
96
768
1939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
85
745
1907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
67
703
1793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
66
702
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
287
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
52
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Kingdom
2 Genera with 3 Species
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Kingdom
3 Species
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914