Wendilgarda is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.[3]
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]
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Wendilgarda assamensis Fage, 1924 – India, China
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Wendilgarda atricolor (Simon, 1907) – São Tomé and Príncipe
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Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886 – Caribbean, Guatemala to Brazil
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Wendilgarda galapagensis Archer, 1953 – Costa Rica (Cocos Is.)
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Wendilgarda housaiyuae Lin & Li, 2022 – China
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Wendilgarda liliwensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
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Wendilgarda mexicana Keyserling, 1886 (type) – Mexico, Central America, Cuba
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Wendilgarda muji Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
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Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent
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Wendilgarda nigra Keyserling, 1886 – Brazil
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Wendilgarda nipponica Shinkai, 2009 – Japan
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Wendilgarda panjanensis Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
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Wendilgarda ruficeps Suzuki, 2019 – Japan
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Wendilgarda sinensis Zhu & Wang, 1992 – China
Formerly included:
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W. bicolor Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to Plato)
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W. coddingtoni Zhu, Zhang & Chen, 2001 (Transferred to Karstia)
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W. guacharo Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to Plato)
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W. miranda Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to Plato)
See also
References
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^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2023). "Gen. Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1886". World Spider Catalog Version 24.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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^ a b Coddington, J. A. (1986). "The genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 422: 82.
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^ Keyserling, E. (1886). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg 2, . pp. 1–295. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.64832.
