| Wanniyala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Wanniyala Huber & Benjamin, 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Wanniyala agrabopath Huber & Benjamin, 2005 | |
| Species | |
9, see text. | |
Wanniyala is agenus ofcellar spiders native toSri Lanka, first described by Huber & Benjamin in 2005.[1] They have six eyes and four pair of legs and grow up to 2 mm in length. The abdomen is globular and males have a distinctive distal hinged sclerite on the procursus of genitalia.[2] The name is derived from the Sri Lankans native to the island that the first spiders were found on- theVedda people- and their surnameWanniyala-Aetto.[3]
As of February 2019[update], it contains nine species:[4]
