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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
59
118
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
89
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
27
69
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
65
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West India
2 Genera with 4 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
4 Species
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793