Gallieniella Explained

Gallieniella is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by J. Millot in 1947.^[1] Originally placed with the sac spiders, it was moved to the Gallieniellidae in 1967.^[2]

Species

it contains four species:^[3]

• Gallieniella betroka Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
• Gallieniella blanci Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
• Gallieniella jocquei Platnick, 1984 – Comoros
• Gallieniella mygaloides Millot, 1947 (type) – Madagascar

Notes and References

1. Millot. J.. 1947. Une araignée malgache énigmatique, Gallieniella mygaloides n. g., n. sp.. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 158–160. 19. 2.
2. Legendre. R.. 1967. A propos de l'énigmatique Gallieniella mygaloides J. Millot 1947, type de la nouvelle famille des Gallieniellidae (Araneae, Dionychia). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris. 265. 796.
3. Gen. Gallieniella Millot, 1947. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.