Galianora

Galianora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Galianora
Maddison, 2006
Type species
Galianora sacha
Maddison, 2006
Species

See text.

Diversity
2 species

Galianora is a genus of jumping spiders.

The two described species have quite a different body form: G. sacha is elongate and pale, with raptorial front legs, while G. bryicola is compact and brown. An as-yet undescribed species from Venezuela is intermediate in body form and palpus.[1]

Name

The genus is named in honour of arachnologist María Elena Galiano. Both described species are only found in Ecuador.

Species

Footnotes

  1. Maddison 2006

References

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