Wedoquella Explained

Wedoquella is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by María Elena Galiano in 1984.^[1] They reach a body length of about 5to, and are most closely related to Phiale in general appearance. The genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters with the suffix "-ella".

Species

it contains five species, found in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina:^[2]

• Wedoquella apnnea Rubio, Nadal & Edwards, 2019 – Argentina
• Wedoquella denticulata Galiano, 1984 (type) – Argentina
• Wedoquella karadya Rubio, Baigorria & Edwards, 2019 – Argentina
• Wedoquella macrothecata Galiano, 1984 – Argentina
• Wedoquella punctata (Tullgren, 1905) – Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina

External links

• Diagnostic drawings
• Photographs of Wedoquella species from Brazil

Notes and References

1. Galiano. M. E.. 1984. Descripcion de Wedoquella nuevo genero (Araneae, Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology. 343–352. 11. María Elena Galiano.
2. Gen. Wedoquella Galiano, 1984. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-09. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.