Wanniyala hakgala

Wanniyala hakgala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Pholcidae
Genus:	Wanniyala
Species:	W. hakgala
Binomial name
Wanniyala hakgala Huber & Benjamin, 2005

Wanniyala hakgala is a species of spider of the genus Wanniyala. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] The species was described with a male found from Hakgala area, hence the specific name.

Description

Male of species is differentiated by its counterpart species Wanniyala agrabopath by epigynum with pointed projection, ochre-yellow carapace with wide blackish median band with lateral dark margins. Opisthosoma grey with black pattern dorsally and dark patterns ventrally as well. Sternum is light brown in color, while legs are pale ochre-yellow. Female is much similar to male, but with an unmodified clypeus.[2]

Distribution

Exclusively endemic to central hills of Sri Lanka, the species is found only from three localities around Nuwara Eliya district and Kandy district. The type locality is from Hakgala, and the two other sites are from Kumbukana and Nonawatte wet slope.[2]

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

References

1. "Wanniyala hakgala Huber & Benjamin, 2005". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
2. "The pholcid spiders from Sri Lanka: redescription of Pholcus ceylonicus and description of a new genus Wanniyala" (PDF). pholcidae.de. Retrieved 6 May 2016.