Wedoquella
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| Wedoquella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Section: | Dionycha |
| Superfamily: | Salticoidea |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Aelurillinae |
| Genus: | Wedoquella Galiano, 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Wedoquella denticulata Galiano, 1984 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Wedoquella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) from South America. The genus is closest to Phiale in its general appearance. Wedoquella reaches a body length of about 5 to 11 mm.
Species
- Wedoquella denticulata Galiano, 1984 — Argentina
- Wedoquella macrothecata Galiano,1984 — Argentina
- Wedoquella punctata (Tullgren, 1905) — Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
Name
According to the original description, the genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters with the suffix "-ella".
References
- Galiano, Maria Elena (1984): Descripción de Wedoquella nuevo género (Araneae, Salticidae). J. Arachnol. 11: 343-352. PDF (in Spanish)
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
- Salticidae.org: Photographs of Wedoquella species from Brazil
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