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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
438
2179
7291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
382
1971
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
96
898
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
85
877
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
829
3244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
827
3242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
345
1462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
48
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
4 Genera with 9 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
9 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859