Macracantha hasselti  (C. L. Koch, 1837)

Hasselt's Spiny Spider

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Subfamily: Gasteracanthinae
Genus: ​Macracantha
Species: hasselti

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• Common names: Hasselt's Spiny Spider
• Distribution: Pakistan, India and China to Indonesia [1]
• Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Hang Dong)
• Additional notes: Gasteracantha hasselti was moved to the genus Macracantha following a review of the taxonomy of spiny-backed orb-weaving spiders of the subfamily Gasteracanthinae (Araneae, Araneidae) in Thailand. Kongkit Macharoenboon, Warut Siriwut, Ekgachai Jeratthitikul. [2]

Image locations

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Images of Macracantha hasselti from Thailand.

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Jan 2020

Macracantha hasselti, Nam Phrae, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Jan 2022

Macracantha hasselti, Nam Phrae, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Jan 2022

Macracantha hasselti, Nam Phrae, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Jan 2022

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, 2014

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, 2014

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, 2013

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, 2013

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, 2013

Gasteracantha hasselti, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, 2013

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References: 
 [1] ​​World Spider Catalog - accessed 11 Jan 2022

[2] Macharoenboon K, Siriwut W, Jeratthitikul E (2021) A review of the taxonomy of spiny-backed orb-weaving spiders of the subfamily Gasteracanthinae (Araneae, Araneidae) in Thailand. ZooKeys 1032: 17-62. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1032.62001