Macracantha arcuata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Gasteracanthinae
Tribus: Gasteracanthini
Genus: Macracantha
Species: Macracantha arcuata

Name

Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)

  • Authority for current placement: Simon, 1864: 287

Synonyms

  • Araneae arcuata Fabricius, 1793: 425.
  • Epeira curvicauda Vauthier 1824: 261, pl. 18, f. 1-6.
  • Gasteracantha arcuata C. L. Koch 1837a: 34, f. 270.
  • Plectana arcuata Walckenaer 1842: 177.
  • Macracantha curvicauda Simon 1864: 287.
  • Macracantha arquata Simon 1864: 287.
  • Gasteracantha curvicauda Hasselt 1882: 11.
  • Gasteracantha beccarii Hasselt 1882: 11, pl. 4, f. 1.
  • Actinacantha arcuata Simon 1886a: 147.
  • Gasteracantha fabricii Simon 1899a: 94.

Etymology

Greek: μακρὸς ἃκανθα κυρτός (makròs àcantha kyrtos, trans: Large convex thorn).

References

Primary references

  • Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundun classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus II. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae, viii + 519 pp. BHL. Gallica. Reference page. 
  • Vauthier, A.C. 1824. Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Arachnides, du genre Epeira de M. Walckenaer. Annales des sciences naturelles 1: 261–264. BHL / translated 1825. Description of a new species of arachnides of the genus Epeira, of M. Walckenaer. The Zoological Journal 1: 224–226 BHL Reference page. 
  • Simon, E. 1864. Histoire naturelle des araignées (aranéides). 540 pp. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. Gallica Reference page.  p. 287-8 .

Additional references

  • Dahl, Karl Theodor Friedrich: Die Tierverbreitungsherde der Erde und die wellenartige Ausbreitung der Tier, Zoologischer Anzeiger, Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft, Leipzig, 1920, vol. 51, p. 264.
  • Molur, Sanjay & Daniel, B.A. & Siliwal, Manju: First record of Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793 (Araneae: Araneidae) from Assam, India, Zoo's Print Journal Vol. 19(11), Coimbatore, November 2004, p 1696 .
  • Siliwal, Manju & Molur, Sanjay: Some Some observations on the webs of Gasteracantha geminata (Fabricius, 1798) and Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793) (Araneae: Araneidae), Zoo's Print Journal Vol. 21(1), Coimbatore, January 2006, p 2133-2134 .
  • Platnick, Norman I.: World Spider Catalog, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, 2011 .

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zangenartige Dornspinne
English: Long-horned orb-weaver spider
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