Wendilgarda

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Wendilgarda is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Wendilgarda
Keyserling, 1886[1]
Type species
W. mexicana
Keyserling, 1886
Species

13, see text

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Species

As of February 2023 it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil, and Mexico:[1]

  • Wendilgarda assamensis Fage, 1924India, China
  • Wendilgarda atricolor (Simon, 1907)São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886Caribbean, Guatemala to Brazil
  • Wendilgarda galapagensis Archer, 1953Costa Rica (Cocos Is.)
  • Wendilgarda housaiyuae Lin & Li, 2022 – China
  • Wendilgarda liliwensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995Philippines
  • Wendilgarda mexicana Keyserling, 1886 (type) – Mexico, Central America, Cuba
  • Wendilgarda muji Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
  • Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent
    • Wendilgarda m. arnouxi Lopez & Emerit, 1986Guadeloupe
  • Wendilgarda nigra Keyserling, 1886Brazil
  • Wendilgarda nipponica Shinkai, 2009Japan
  • Wendilgarda panjanensis Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
  • Wendilgarda ruficeps Suzuki, 2019 – Japan
  • Wendilgarda sinensis Zhu & Wang, 1992 – China

Formerly included:

  • W. bicolor Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to Plato)
  • W. coddingtoni Zhu, Zhang & Chen, 2001 (Transferred to Karstia)
  • W. guacharo Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to Plato)
  • W. miranda Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to Plato)

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