''Wendilgarda'' is a

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of ray spiders that was first described by

Eugen von Keyserling Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czec ...

in 1886.

Species

it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America,

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

, and

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

: *'' Wendilgarda assamensis'' Fage, 1924 –

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

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Wendilgarda atricolor ''Wendilgarda'' is a genus of Theridiosomatidae, ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Prínci ...

'' ( Simon, 1907) –

*'' Wendilgarda clara'' Keyserling, 1886 –

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, Guatemala to Brazil *''

Wendilgarda galapagensis ''Wendilgarda'' is a genus of Theridiosomatidae, ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Prínci ...

Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

, 1953 –

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

(Cocos Is.) *'' Wendilgarda housaiyuae'' Lin & Li, 2022 – China *''

Wendilgarda liliwensis ''Wendilgarda'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil, and Me ...

'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

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Wendilgarda mexicana ''Wendilgarda'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil, and Me ...

'' Keyserling, 1886 (

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) –

Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

*'' Wendilgarda muji'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China *'' Wendilgarda mustelina'' Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent **'' Wendilgarda m. arnouxi'' Lopez & Emerit, 1986 –

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

*'' Wendilgarda nigra'' Keyserling, 1886 –

*'' Wendilgarda nipponica'' Shinkai, 2009 –

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

*'' Wendilgarda panjanensis'' Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China *''

Wendilgarda ruficeps ''Wendilgarda'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil, and Me ...

'' Suzuki, 2019 – Japan *'' Wendilgarda sinensis'' Zhu & Wang, 1992 – China Formerly included: *''W. bicolor'' Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to ''

Plato Plato ( ; Greek language, Greek: , ; born BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical Greece, Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the writte ...

'') *''W. coddingtoni'' Zhu, Zhang & Chen, 2001 (Transferred to '' Karstia'') *''W. guacharo'' Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to ''Plato'') *''W. miranda'' Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to ''Plato'')

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