''Wanniyala'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
cellar spiders native to
Sri Lanka, first described by Huber & Benjamin in 2005. 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.
The name is derived from the Sri Lankans native to the island that the first spiders were found on- the ''
Vedda people
The Vedda ( si, වැද්දා , ta, வேடர் (''Vēḍar'')), or Wanniyalaeto, are a minority indigenous group of people in Sri Lanka who, among other sub-communities such as Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas and Bintenne Vedd ...
''- and their surname ''Wanniyala-Aetto''.
Species
, it contains nine species:
* ''
Wanniyala agrabopath''
Huber & Benjamin, 2005 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala hakgala''
Huber & Benjamin, 2005 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala labugama''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala mapalena''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala mudita''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala ohiya''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala orientalis''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala upekkha''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Wanniyala viharekele''
Huber, 2019 — Sri Lanka
References
Pholcidae
Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
Spiders of Asia
Pholcidae genera
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