Wanlessia
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Wanlessia is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by D. P. Wijesinghe in 1992.[1] As of September 2019[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". it contains two species, both endemic to eastern Asia: W. denticulata and W. sedgwicki.[2] It is related to Portia,[3] and is the only member of the subfamily Spartaeinae with well-developed palpal conductors.[1] Both species only have descriptions for males.[2] It is named in honor of arachnologist Fred R. Wanless, who described more than a dozen salticid genera from 1970 to 1990.
Wanlessia sedgwicki males are about Script error: No such module "convert". long. Both the carapace and legs are yellowish-brown, though the carapace has irregular black markings and a lighter area around the fovea. The opisthosoma is yellow to white with similar markings near the rear, and is covered with amber-grey hairs. The legs have black rings on some segments.[3]
References
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External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of W. denticulata