| Gastroxya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Gastroxya Benoit, 1962 [1] |
| Type species | |
| G. schoutedeni Benoit, 1962 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
Gastroxya is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1962. [2]
As of April 2019 [update] it contains four species: [1]
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.
Oonopidae, also known as goblin spiders, is a family of spiders consisting of over 1,600 described species in about 113 genera worldwide, with total species diversity estimated at 2000 to 2500 species. The type genus of the family is OonopsKeyserling, 1835.
Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems. They have a Gondwanan distribution, found almost exclusively on the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Hersilia, also known as long-spinnereted bark spiders and two-tailed spiders, is a genus of tree trunk spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. Their nicknames are a reference to their greatly enlarged spinnerets.
Clitaetra is a genus of spiders in a family Nephilidae. It occurs in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, hinting to a Gondwanan origin. a split between Clitaetra and related genera may be as old as 160 million years.
Macrothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae, and was first described by A. Ausserer in 1871. Most of the species in the genus occur in Asia, from India to Japan, and Java, with five found in Africa, and two in Europe. The name is derived from Ancient Greek μακρός ("makro-"), meaning "big", and θηλή ("thele"), referring to the spinnerets.
Moggridgea is a genus of spiders in the tree dwelling family, Migidae. The genus was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1875, who named the genus after naturalist John Traherne Moggridge.
Anahita is a genus of wandering spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879.
Box kite spiders (Isoxya) is a genus of Afrotropical orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Like the spiny orb-weavers they have six prominent spines on their abdomen. They are small spiders, measuring 3 to 7 millimetres across. They have a sclerotised abdomen which is typical of the Gasteracanthinae.
Ctenus is a genus of wandering spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. It is widely distributed, from South America through Africa to East Asia. Little is known about the toxic potential of the genus Ctenus; however, Ctenus medius has been shown to share some toxic properties with Phoneutria nigriventer, such as proteolytic, hyaluronidase and phospholipase activities, in addition to producing hyperalgesia and edema. The venom of C. medius also interferes with the complement system in concentrations in which the venom of P. nigriventer is inactive, indicating that some species in the genus may have a medically significant venom. The venom of C. medius interferes with the complement component 3 (C3) of the complement system; it affects the central factor of the cascades of the complement, and interferes with the lytic activity of this system, which causes stronger activation and consumption of the complement components. Unlike C. medius, the venom of P. nigriventer does not interfere with lytic activity.
Sipalolasma is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. It is restricted to South Asia and parts of Africa.
Cyphonisia is a genus of African brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.
Pisenor is a genus of African brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.
Africactenus is a genus of mostly African wandering spiders first described by K. H. Hyatt in 1954.
Allothele is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920.
Lathrothele is a genus of African spiders in the family Ischnothelidae. It was first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1965.
Zyngoonops is a genus of Central African goblin spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1977.
Anyphops is a genus of wall spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1968.
Singafrotypa is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1962.
Scelidocteus is a genus of African palp-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1907.
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