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Genus: Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Gasteracantha biloba (Thorell, 1878)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016006

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Described:

Distribution: Myanmar, Indonesia (Moluccas, Ambon)

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Holotype: Museo Civico Storia Naturale G. Doria, Genova (MCSNG), Italy jm - (Levi, 1996b)

Taxonomic References

Bunocrania biloba Thorell, 1878b: 25 (Dj) Original description

Bunocrania biloba Thorell, 1898: 374 (Dm)

Gasteracantha biloba Levi, 1996b: 140 (T from Bunocrania)

References

Levi, H. W. (1996b). The American orb weavers Hypognatha, Encyosaccus, Xylethrus, Gasteracantha, and Enacrosoma (Araneae, Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 155: 89-157. -- Show included taxa

Thorell, T. (1878b). Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. II. Ragni di Amboina raccolti Prof. O. Beccari. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 13: 5-317. -- Show included taxa

Thorell, T. (1898). Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXXX. Secondo saggio sui Ragni birmani. II. Retitelariae et Orbitelariae. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 39: 271-378. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-03-19	Species distribution update	Ono et al., 2026	Old value