Gallieniellidae

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Gallieniellidae
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male D. quinquelabecula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gallieniellidae
Millot, 1947
Diversity
5 genera, c. 40 species
Gallieniellidae range map.svg
blue: reported countries (WSC)

Gallieniellidae is a family of spiders first described by J. Millot in 1947. [1] It was originally thought to be endemic to Madagascar until species were also found in southern Kenya, [2] northeastern Argentina, [3] and Australia. Drassodella was transferred from the family Gnaphosidae in 1990. [4] They are suspected to be specialized in ant-preying.

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Genera

As of October 2025, this family includes five genera and 41 species: [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Millot, J. (1947). "Une araignée malgache énigmatique, Gallieniella mygaloides n. g., n. sp". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 2 (19): 158–160.
  2. ↑ Warui, C.; Jocqué, R. (2002). "The first Gallieniellidae (Araneae) from Eastern Africa" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 30 (2): 307–315. doi:10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0307:TFGAFE]2.0.CO;2. S2CID   84903200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
  3. ↑ Goloboff, P.A. (2000). "The Family Gallieniellidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea) in the Americas" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 28 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0001:TFGAGI]2.0.CO;2. hdl: 11336/79203 . S2CID   85220741. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
  4. 1 2 "Family: Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-09.


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