| Malenella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Amaurobiidae |
| Genus: | Malenella |
| Species: | M. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Malenella nana Ramírez, 1995
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Malenella is a genus of South American tangled nest spiders 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
- ^ a b "Gen. Malenella Ramírez, 1995". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ Ramírez, M. J. (1995). "A phylogenetic analysis of the subfamilies of Anyphaenidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". Entomologica Scandinavica. 26 (4): 361–384. doi:10.1163/187631295X00053.
- ^ Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/ARAC.2022.19.SP1.150. ISSN 2050-9928. Wikidata Q113667188.