Wesmaldra

Wesmaldra is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Barbara Baehr in 2006. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.

Species

it contains fourteen species, found only in the Northern Territory and Western Australia:

• Wesmaldra baynesi <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra bidgemia <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> (type) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra bromilowi <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra hirsti <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra kakadu <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Wesmaldra learmonth <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra napier <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra nixaut <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra rolfei <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra splendida <small>(Simon, 1908)</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra talgomine <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra urawa <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra waldockae <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Wesmaldra wiluna <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)

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