Wendilgarda is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil, and Mexico: Wendilgarda assamensis Fage, 1924 – India, China Wendilgarda atricolor (Simon, 1907) – São Tomé and Príncipe Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886 – Caribbean, Guatemala to Brazil Wendilgarda galapagensis Archer, 1953 – Costa Rica (Cocos Is.) Wendilgarda housaiyuae Lin & Li, 2022 – China Wendilgarda liliwensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines Wendilgarda mexicana Keyserling, 1886 (type) – Mexico, Central America, Cuba Wendilgarda muji Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent Wendilgarda m. arnouxi Lopez & Emerit, 1986 – Guadeloupe Wendilgarda nigra Keyserling, 1886 – Brazil Wendilgarda nipponica Shinkai, 2009 – Japan Wendilgarda panjanensis Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China Wendilgarda ruficeps Suzuki, 2019 – Japan Wendilgarda sinensis Zhu & Wang, 1992 – China
Formerly included: W. bicolor Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to Plato) W. coddingtoni Zhu, Zhang & Chen, 2001 (Transferred to Karstia) W. guacharo Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to Plato) W. miranda Brignoli, 1972 (Transferred to Plato)
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