N.B.: described as subgenus of Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833, elevated to genus by Karsch, 1878c: 322; considered a senior synonym of the superfluous new name Polyacantha van Hasselt, 1882: 15 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06384] by Bonnet, 1958: 3749.
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Last updated: 2025-09-23
Species counts
ACCEPTED: 2
SYNONYM: 1
Taxonomic Reference
Original description
Butler,
1873a
type Gasteracantha cambridgei Butler, 1873; gender feminine
