Gallieniellidae
| Gallieniellidae | |
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| male D. quinquelabecula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947 |
| Diversity | |
| 5 genera, 41 species | |
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| 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.
Genera
As of October 2025, this family includes five genera and 41 species:[4]
- Austrachelas Lawrence, 1938 – South Africa
- Drassodella Hewitt, 1916 – South Africa
- Galianoella Goloboff, 2000 – Argentina
- Gallieniella Millot, 1947 – Comoros, Madagascar
- Legendrena Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Family Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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