Included taxa
Emerit, M. (1974). Arachnides araignées Araneidae Gasteracanthinae. Faune Madagascar 38: 1-215. 
Species
| Species | Family | Page / figures | published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrosomoides acrosomoides | Araneidae | 61, f. 20-21, 22A-C, 26C (Tf from Gasteracantha) | Acrosomoides acrosomoides |
| Actinacantha globulata | Araneidae | 29 (T from Gasteracantha) | Actinacantha globulata |
| Afracantha camerunensis | Araneidae | 29 (T from Isoxya) | Afracantha camerunensis |
| Augusta glyphica | Araneidae | 33, f. 3A-B, 4A-F, 5A-C, 6B (Tf from Gasteracantha, Dm) | Augusta glyphica |
| Gasteracantha clarki | Araneidae | 101, f. 42, 43A-B (Df) | Gasteracantha clarki |
| Gasteracantha falcicornis | Araneidae | 107, f. 46D-F (f) | Gasteracantha falcicornis |
| Gasteracantha milvoides | Araneidae | 107, f. 46A-C (f) | Gasteracantha milvoides |
| Gasteracantha rhomboidea | Araneidae | 97, f. 27D, 39, 40A-C (f) | Gasteracantha rhomboidea |
| Gasteracantha rhomboidea comorensis | Araneidae | 95, f. 38A-B (f, reduced to subspecies) | Gasteracantha rhomboidea comorensis |
| Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis | Araneidae | 91, f. 27C, 28C, 36, 37A-E (f, Dm) | Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis |
| Gasteracantha rufithorax | Araneidae | 97, f. 38B, 41B (f, removed from S) | Gasteracantha rufithorax |
| Gasteracantha sanguinolenta | Araneidae | 77, f. 27B, 30A-C (f) | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta |
| Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae | Araneidae | 83, f. 33A-C (Df) | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae |
| Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti | Araneidae | 84, f. 28E, 34, 35A-C (Dmf) | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti |
| Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola | Araneidae | 81, f. 32C (Df) | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola |
| Gasteracantha sanguinolenta legendrei | Araneidae | 89, f. 32B (Df) | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta legendrei |
| Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae | Araneidae | 87, f. 28D, 32A (Dmf) | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae |
| Gasteracantha thorelli | Araneidae | 111, f. 28B, 48C, 50, 51A-C (f, Dm) | Gasteracantha thorelli |
| Gasteracantha versicolor | Araneidae | 103, f. 28F, 47A-B (mf) | Gasteracantha versicolor |
| Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae | Araneidae | 109, f. 48A, 49A-C (Df) | Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae |
| Gasteracantha versicolor formosa | Araneidae | 109, f. 2A-C, 27A, 28A, 29, 45A-E, 48B (f, placed as subspecies, Dm) | Gasteracantha versicolor formosa |
| Gastroxya benoiti | Araneidae | 39, f. 5D (f) | Gastroxya benoiti |
| Isoxya cowani | Araneidae | 49, f. 7A, 11, 12A-C, 16A (mf, T from Gasteracantha) | Isoxya cowani |
| Isoxya mahafalensis | Araneidae | 43, f. 7C, 8, 9A-C, 10A-C, 16B (Dmf) | Isoxya mahafalensis |
| Isoxya milloti | Araneidae | 55, f. 15, 16C (Df) | Isoxya milloti |
| Isoxya reuteri | Araneidae | 51, f. 7B, 13, 14A-C, 16D (f) | Isoxya reuteri |
| Macracantha arcuata | Araneidae | 29, 120 (T from Gasteracantha) | Macracantha arcuata |
| Macracantha hasselti | Araneidae | 29 | Actinacantha hasselti |
| Madacantha nossibeana | Araneidae | 66, f. 23, 24A-C, 25A-B, 26B (mf) | Madacantha nossibeana |
| Thelacantha brevispina | Araneidae | 57, f. 17, 18A-B, 19A-C, 26A (mf) | Thelacantha brevispina |
Genera
No genus found for this reference