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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
186
895
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
151
706
1584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
498
1226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
59
487
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
48
435
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
48
435
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
114
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
36
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
2 Genera with 3 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
3 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873