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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
208
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
75
191
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
132
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
131
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
123
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
123
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
3 Genera with 5 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1889Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
5 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859