Genus of spiders
Wesmaldra is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Barbara Baehr in 2006.[2] Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.[3]
Species
As of June 2019[update] it contains fourteen species, found only in the Northern Territory and Western Australia:[1]
- Wesmaldra baynesi Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra bidgemia Platnick & Baehr, 2006 (type) – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra bromilowi Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra hirsti Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra kakadu Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Northern Territory)
- Wesmaldra learmonth Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra napier Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra nixaut Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra rolfei Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra splendida (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra talgomine Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra urawa Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra waldockae Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Wesmaldra wiluna Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)