Macracantha | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Macracantha Simon, 1864[2] |
Species: | M. arcuata
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Binomial name | |
Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)[1]
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Macracantha is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing the species, Macracantha arcuata.[2][failed verification], although some schemes also recognise inclusion of Gasteracantha hasselti in this genus. Macracantha is notable for the extremely long, curved spines on the abdomens of female members of the genus; Eugène Simon created the taxon name from the Greek words μακρός (large, long) and ἄκανθα (spine). It occurs from India and China through Southeast Asia to Indonesia.[1]