Wesmaldra, Platnick & Baehr, 2006

Platnick, N. I. & Baehr, B., 2006, A Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spiders Of The Family Prodidomidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2006 (298), pp. 1-287 : 174-175

KEY TO SPECIES OF WESMALDRA

1. Males (those of W. baynesi , W. wiluna unknown).................... 2

– Females.................... 13

2. Abdomen covered with plumose setae ......................... 3

– Abdomen covered with recumbent scales....................... 4

3. Body length more than 3.00; conductor absent (fig. 472)....... W. bromilowi

– Body length less than 2.00; conductor present (fig. 477)........ W. kakadu

4. Retrolateral tibial apophysis absent (fig. 424)..................... 5

– Retrolateral tibial apophysis present (fig. 449)..................... 6

5. Median apophysis connected to terminal apophysis, transverse (fig. 423)........................... W. rolfei

– Median apophysis not connected to terminal apophysis, ventrally excavated (fig. 418)............. W. bidgemia

6. Retrolateral tibial apophysis about half as long as cymbium, with deep dorsal concavity (fig. 449).............. 7

– Retrolateral tibial apophysis much shorter, without concavity (fig. 439)... 8

7. Median apophysis about twice as long as wide, cane-shaped (fig. 448)... W. urawa

– Median apophysis about as long as wide, not cane-shaped (fig. 443)............................ W. talgomine

8. Palpal patella with retrolateral apophysis (fig. 439).......... W. waldockae

– Palpal patella without retrolateral apophysis (fig. 454)................ 9

9. Retrolateral tibial apophysis rectangular, median apophysis about as long as wide, saddle-shaped (fig. 454)......................... W. splendida

– Retrolateral tibial apophysis triangular, median apophysis at least twice as long as wide, not saddle-shaped (fig. 464) 10

10. Conductor and embolus extremely long, at least 5 times longer than wide (fig. 463).............. W. nixaut

– Conductor and embolus much shorter about twice as long as wide (fig. 458) 11

11. Retrolateral tibial apophysis not bent, median apophysis cane-shaped (figs. 458, 459)............... W. learmonth

– Retrolateral tibial apophysis sharply bent dorsally, median apophysis longitudinally rolled (figs. 428, 429).... 12

12. Conductor spatulate (fig. 428) W. napier

– Conductor curled around embolus tip (fig. 433)............... W. hirsti

13. Abdomen covered with plumose setae 14

– Abdomen covered with recumbent scales...................... 15

14. Body length more than 3.00; anterior epigynal margin with bifid projection (fig. 474)............ W. bromilowi

– Body length less than 2.00; anterior epigynal margin narrow, rounded (fig. 479).............. W. kakadu

15. Posterior epigynal margin with distinct projections (fig. 455)............ 16

– Posterior epigynal margin without any projections (fig. 420)............ 19

16. Posterior epigynal margin with a pair of small, anteriorly pointed projections (fig. 455)............ W. splendida

– Posterior epigynal margin with one large inverted u-shaped projection (fig. 467) 17

17. Atrium situated at anterior part, covering M of epigynum (fig. 467) W. baynesi

– Atrium covering at least O of epigynum (fig. 460).................... 18

18. Spermathecae separated by less than their diameter (fig. 461)............................. W. learmonth

– Spermathecae separated by about twice their diameter (fig. 466)... W. nixaut

19. Epigynum with inverted u-shaped medi- an ledge (fig. 420)...... W. bidgemia

– Epigynum without median ledge (fig. 469).................... 20

20. Atrium hexagonal; epigynum with enlarged anterior epigynal ducts (figs. 469, 470)................. W. wiluna

– Atrium not hexagonal, with inverted ushaped anterior margin (fig. 425)... 21

21. Posterior margin of atrium connected to epigastric fold (fig. 425)......... 22

– Posterior margin of atrium not connected to epigastric fold (fig. 440)... 24

22. Atrium broadly oval, wider than long (fig. 425)............... W. rolfei

– Atrium bottle-shaped, at least as long as wide (fig. 445)................ 23

23. Atrium at least 1.5 times longer than wide (fig. 445)........ W. talgomine

– Atrium about as wide as long (fig. 450)................... W. urawa

24. Lateral margin of atrium about twice as wide posteriorly as anteriorly (fig. 440)................ W. waldockae

– Lateral margin of atrium as wide posteriorly as anteriorly or only slightly wider (fig. 430).................... 25

25. Atrium laterally constricted; epigynal ducts short, curved (figs. 430, 431).................... W. napier

– Atrium laterally straight; epigynal ducts long, parallel (figs. 435, 436).......................... W. hirsti