Macracantha

Macracantha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Macracantha; Simon, 1864
Species:	M. arcuata
Binomial name
	Macracantha arcuata; (Fabricius, 1793)

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]

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