Talk:Psenuc dependens

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Psenuc dependens/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Simongraham (talk · contribs) 03:58, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 18:24, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• I'll have a look. FunkMonk (talk) 18:24, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• Some articles are WP:duplinked in close succession.
  • Removed.
• You should link Charles R. Haddad in the article body as well, now it's only in the taxobox.
  • Added.
• You also order the names of the species' autorship differently in the article body, should be the same.
  • Reordered.
• "similar spermathecal structure" link or explain what this term is.
  • Amended.
• The image below the taxobox is a better lateral view than the one used in the taxobox, so I think they could be swapped.
  • Moved.
• The captions are very uninformative, could say "Female shown from above/side" or similar. Could also state location.
  • Added.
• What do they eat?
  • Unfortunately the sources do not say.
• When was it discovered prior to description?
  • Added.
• "The male spider has a hard upper part of the front section of its body, known as a carapace" this make it sound like only the male has a carapace. I assume you mean only the male has a hard upper part of the carapace? Could be more clearly worded then.
  • Amended.
• "known as its sternum" the sternum. Oddly specific to say "its".
  • Amended
• "Its face, of clypeus" I assume "or" is meant?
  • Exactly. Corrected.
• "It the end of the" In?
  • Amended.
• "including its, labium and maxillae" why the comma?
  • Clarified.
• "The underside of its abdomen is pale like the male." like in the male? Otherwise it reads like the entire male is pale.
  • Clarified.
• "show slight signs of sclerotization" epxlain what this means.
  • Clarified.
• There are a good deal of other specialist terms that could be explained in the description section.
  • Added explanations.
• "The species is similar to Pseudicius dentatus, but can be distinguished by its copulatory organs.[18] The female has no pockets on its epigyne, which the other species has, and no gonopores in its epigastric furrow.[19]" are there no difference in colouration?
  • It does not seem so.
• The taxobox needs a synonym field.
  • Added.
• You say dots in the intro but spots in the article body, should be consistent to avoid confusion.
  • Edited.
• "The female has a design" design is an odd word to put it, pattern?
  • Amended.
• Will do a source check next.

@FunkMonk: Thank you for this excellent review. I have worked on the items you have mentioned and look forward to your further comments. simongraham (talk) 22:17, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Source check

• "Its specific name is a Latin word meaning 'hanging down'." the source says "From Latin dependens (hanging down), referring to the pendant shape of the male palpal cymbium." I think the explanation for the name rather than just the etymology alone is crucial here.
  • Added.
• Citation 20 checks out.

• The IUCN source says two things that could warrant inclusion: "Due to its wide geographical range the species is listed as Least Concern" and "specimens were collected by canopy fogging".
  • Added.
• The fact that it was described as one of 15 new species in a single article is interesting enough to warrant inclusion. Could you go into more about the background of this project and the procedure of the researchers?
  • Added.

@FunkMonk: Excellent points. These have been incorporated into the article. simongraham (talk) 19:17, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

• Looks nice, so I'll promote the article now. FunkMonk (talk) 02:35, 1 August 2026 (UTC)