Talk:Macracantha

Merge

As it's the only species, the article at Macracantha arcuata needs to be merged here; we don't have separate articles on a monotypic genus and its only species. Peter coxhead (talk) 06:07, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

There is an undescribed taxon in this genus on Borneo though. Djringer (talk) 13:00, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

@Djringer: we can only act on sourced information. The World Spider Catalog still only lists one species, and Wikipedia:MONOTYPICFAUNA is clear that monospecific genera have only one article for the species and genus. Peter coxhead (talk) 21:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

@Peter coxhead: Despite my recent close I think that you're quire right to reverse that and push ahead with the merge, given the lack of evidence for another species in the genus. Klbrain (talk) 22:19, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

@Klbrain: thanks; I'll try to remember to make the merge in a week or so if there are no more responses. Peter coxhead (talk) 07:29, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

 Done Peter coxhead (talk) 13:36, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

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Macracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spider containing a single species, M. arcuata. It is found in India and China and through Southeast Asia to Borneo. The females of this genus have tough, shell-like abdomens armed with three pairs of spines. The middle spines project upward and outward, curving in toward each other along their length, and have a length of 20 to 26 millimetres (0.79 to 1.02 in), whereas the abdominal width is only 8 to 9 millimetres (0.31 to 0.35 in). The female's front and rear spines are short and roughly equal in length. The male of the species measures only 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in), with stout, conical spines. This photograph shows a M. arcuata spider in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand.

Photograph credit: Rushen

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