- María Elena Galiano
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María Elena Galiano (1928 – October 30, 2000)[1] was an Argentinian arachnologist. She was one of the leading taxonomists of neotropical jumping spiders.[2] Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires.[3] She died in an accident on October 30, 2000.[4] The genus Galianora is named in her honor.[2]
Taxa described
Galiano described numerous species and genera of spiders. She is the authority for the following genera:
- Admesturius Galiano, 1988
- Hisukattus Galiano, 1987
- Kalcerrytus Galiano, 2000
- Nycerella Galiano, 1982
- Simonurius Galiano, 1988
- Sumampattus Galiano, 1983
- Trydarssus Galiano, 1995
- Wedoquella Galiano, 1984
- Yepoella Galiano, 1970
References
- ^ Scioscia, Christina (2000). "Nota Necrológica: Profesora María Elena Galiano" (in Spanish). Physis (Buenos Aires) 58: 102.
- ^ a b Maddison, Wayne P. (2006). "New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa 1255: 17–28.
- ^ Cutler, Bruce (1987). "A Revision of the American Species of the Antlike Jumping Spider Genus Synageles (Araneae, Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology 15 (3): 346.
- ^ Galiano, María Elena (2001). "Revisión de las Especies de Freya del Grupo Decorata (Araneae, Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology 29: 21–41.
Categories:- Arachnologists
- Argentine zoologists
- 2000 deaths
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