Galianora
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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]
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[edit] Name
The genus is named in honour of arachnologist María Elena Galiano. Both described species are only found in Ecuador.
[edit] Species
- Galianora bryicola Maddison, 2006
- Galianora sacha Maddison, 2006
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Maddison 2006
[edit] References
- Maddison, Wayne P. (2006): New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1255: 17-28. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
