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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
215
877
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
190
755
1907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
56
451
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
440
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
417
1208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
417
1208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
84
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
5 Genera with 8 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aetrocantha Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1842Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
8 Species
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha hemispaerica C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842