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Macracantha
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Macracantha

Macracantha is a genus of spiders in the Araneidae family. It was first described in 1864 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Macracantha arcuata, found in "India, China to Borneo".

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hasselt's Spiny Spider

speciesMacracantha hasselti

Long-horned Orbweaver

speciesMacracantha arcuata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 338296.