Wedoquella - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Wedoquella is a spider

Spider

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...

genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) from South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. 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
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Wedoquella macrothecata Galiano,1984 — Argentina
Wedoquella punctata (Tullgren, 1905) — Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

, Argentina

Name

According to the original description, the genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters with the suffix "-ella".

External links

Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
Salticidae.org: Photographs of Wedoquella species from Brazil

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