Malenella

Malenella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Macrobunidae
Genus: Malenella
Species:
M. nana
Binomial name
Malenella nana
Ramírez, 1995

Malenella is a genus of South American spiders in the family Macrobunidae containing the single species, Malenella nana. It was first described by M. J. Ramírez in 1995, and has only been found in Chile. This genus was named in honour of María Elena Galiano.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Malenella Ramírez, 1995". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  2. ↑ Ramírez, M. J. (1995). "A phylogenetic analysis of the subfamilies of Anyphaenidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". Entomologica Scandinavica. 26 (4): 361–384. doi:10.1163/187631295X00053.
  3. ↑ Marusik, Yury; Sherwood, Danniella (2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/arac.2022.19.sp1.150. Wikidata Q113667188.

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