Wedoquella
| Wedoquella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Wedoquella Galiano, 1984[1] |
| Type species | |
| Wedoquella denticulata Galiano, 1984[1]
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| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Wedoquella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) from South America.[1] The genus is closest to Phiale in its general appearance. Wedoquella reaches a body length of about 5 to 11 mm.[2]
Species
As of April 2017[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- 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".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Wedoquella Galiano, 1984", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-23
- ^ a b Galiano, Maria Elena (1984), "Descripción de Wedoquella nuevo género (Araneae, Salticidae)" (PDF), Journal of Arachnology (in Spanish), 11: 343–352
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
- Salticidae.org: Photographs of Wedoquella species from Brazil
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