Wedoquella
{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Wedoquella
| authority = Galiano, 1984
| image = Wedoquella apnnea male.jpg
| image_caption = Male Wedoquella apnnea in Chaco Province, Argentina
| type_species = W. denticulata
| type_species_authority = Galiano, 1984
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 5, see text
}}
Wedoquella is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by María Elena Galiano in 1984.{{cite journal| last=Galiano| first=M. E.| year=1984| title=Descripcion de Wedoquella nuevo genero (Araneae, Salticidae)| journal=Journal of Arachnology| pages=343–352| volume=11| author-link=María Elena Galiano| url=http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v11_n3/JoA_v11_p343.pdf}} They reach a body length of about {{convert|5|to|11|mm}}, and are most closely related to Phiale in general appearance. The genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters with the suffix "-ella".
Species
{{as of|2019|09}} it contains five species, found in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina:{{cite journal| title=Gen. Wedoquella Galiano, 1984| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| accessdate=2019-10-09| year=2019| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3051| doi=10.24436/2| last1=Gloor| first1=Daniel| last2=Nentwig| first2=Wolfgang| last3=Blick| first3=Theo| last4=Kropf| first4=Christian}}
- 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
References
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External links
- [http://salticidae.org/salticid/catalog/wedoque.htm Diagnostic drawings]
- [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/wedoque/sp-amaz.htm Photographs of Wedoquella species from Brazil]
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Category:Spiders of South America
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