Wanniyala agrabopath

Wanniyala agrabopath, 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 Agrabopath Forest, Agrapatana, hence the specific name.

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

Description

Male of species is differentiated by its counterpart species Wanniyala hakgala by epigynum without pointed projection, ochre-yellow carapace with wide blackish median band without lateral dark margins. Opisthosoma grey with black pattern dorsally and no patterns ventrally. Sternum and legs are pale ochre yellow in color. 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 two localities in Ratnapura district. The type locality is from Agrapatana, and the other site is Horton Plains.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Wanniyala agrabopath 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.


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