User:Lwitzel/Choose an Article

Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Adoxotoma

This article examines a genus of jumping spiders. The article is a stub and therefore has much room for improvement. When examining google scholar, there are several academic sources regarding this genus. It also does not appear to have been updated since 2019, and therefore there is a vast array of new information that could be added to the article.

One Example Source: Gardzińska, J., & Żabka, M. (2010). A new genus and five new species of Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) from Australia, with remarks on distribution. Zootaxa, 2526(1), 37-53.

Option 2

Abacoproeces

This article examines a genus of dwarf spiders with two currently described species. This article is a stub class with no edits made to the talk page, and therefore has a great need for improvement and added information. The two species have also been involved with numerous studies that have not been included in the article, so the article would be able to pass the notability criterion.

One Example Source: Krumpalova, Z., & Tuf, I. H. (2013). Circadian rhythms of ground living spiders: mechanisms of coexistence strategy based on the body size. Pol J Ecol, 61(3), 575-586.

Option 3

Araneus ventricosus

This article studies an orb weaver spider with a variety of research articles completed on its morphology, web fibers, and genomic sequencing. As such, while it is a stub article, there exists a breadth of information that could be added to the article, and it passes the notability criterion.

One Example Source: Kono, N., Nakamura, H., Ohtoshi, R., Moran, D. A. P., Shinohara, A., Yoshida, Y., ... & Arakawa, K. (2019). Orb-weaving spider Araneus ventricosus genome elucidates the spidroin gene catalogue. Scientific reports, 9(1), 8380.

Option 4

Dynastor darius

This article studies a species of butterfly that is well-studied for its mimicry and rarity, since it is one of only 3 Dynastor species in South America. The article is a stub-class article with minimal information provided, and does not appear to have been updated in a while. So, it is missing a lot of new information that has been revealed about the species in recent studies. It also passes the notability criterion.

One Example Source: Garzon-Orduna, I. J., & Penz, C. M. (2009). Phylogeny of Dynastor and Brassolis butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a tough nut to crack. Zootaxa, 2134(1), 1-22.

Option 5

Marpesia chiron

This last article examines a species of butterfly with a variety of recent studies and research, leading it to pass the notability criterion. Since the article is considered to be stub-class, there is room for improvement and new information. No edits have been made on the talk page, so it also looks like this article is not being actively added to by other Wikipedians at the moment.

One Example Source: Murphy, C. P., Whyte, D. L., & Garraway, E. (2017). Scientific Note: new records of Marpesia chiron (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Jamaica. Tropical Lepidoptera Research.

Josh - Option 3 looks like the best one. Option 1 and 2 could work. Options 4 and 5 probably don't have enough sources to cite to meet the requirements.