| Gastroxya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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-spinnered 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.
Macrothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae, and was first described by A. Ausserer in 1871. It is the only genus in the family Macrothelidae, and most species occur in Asia, from India to Japan, and Java, with four 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.
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 Gastricanthinae.
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.
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.
Palpimanus is a genus of palp-footed spiders that was first described by L. Dufour in 1820.
Scelidocteus is a genus of African palp-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1907.
Firmicus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
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