Calilena Explained

Calilena is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1941.^[1]

Species

it contains twenty-one species:^[2]

• Calilena absoluta (Gertsch, 1936) – USA
• Calilena adna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena angelena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA, Mexico
• Calilena arizonica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena californica (Banks, 1896) – USA
• Calilena gertschi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena gosoga Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena magna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena nita Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena peninsulana (Banks, 1898) – Mexico
• Calilena restricta Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
  • Calilena r. dixiana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena saylori Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena siva Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena stylophora Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
  • Calilena s. laguna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
  • Calilena s. oregona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
  • Calilena s. pomona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena umatilla Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
  • Calilena u. schizostyla Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA
• Calilena yosemita Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 – USA

Notes and References

1. Chamberlin. R. V.. Ivie. W.. 1941. North American Agelenidae of the genera Agelenopsis, Calilena, Ritalena and Tortolena.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 585–628. 34. 3. 10.1093/aesa/34.3.585.
2. Web site: Gen. Calilena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-07. Natural History Museum Bern.