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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
110
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
41
98
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
71
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
69
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
63
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
62
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
1 Genera with 6 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
6 Species
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844