María Elena Galiano
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María Elena Galiano was an Argentinian
arachnologist
. She was one of the leading taxonomists
of neotropical jumping spider
s. Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
in Buenos Aires
. She died in an accident on October 30, 2000. The genus Galianora
is named in her honor.
for the following genera:
Argentine people
Argentines are the citizens of Argentina, or their descendants abroad. Argentina is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnic backgrounds. According to the , Argentina had a population of 36,260,130 inhabitants, of which 1,527,320, or 4.2%, were born...
arachnologist
Arachnology
Arachnology is the scientific study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, collectively called arachnids. However, the study of ticks and mites is sometimes not included in arachnology, but is called Acarology...
. She was one of the leading taxonomists
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
of neotropical jumping spider
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
s. Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
The Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum is a public museum located in the Caballito section of Buenos Aires, Argentina.-History and overview:...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. She died in an accident on October 30, 2000. The genus Galianora
Galianora
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.-Name:The genus...
is named in her honor.
Taxa described
Galiano described numerous species and genera of spiders. She is the authorityBiological classification
Biological classification, or scientific classification in biology, is a method to group and categorize organisms by biological type, such as genus or species. Biological classification is part of scientific taxonomy....
for the following genera:
- AdmesturiusAdmesturiusAdmesturius is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Admesturius bitaeniatus * Admesturius schajovskoyi Galiano, 1988 -External links:*...
Galiano, 1988 - HisukattusHisukattusHisukattus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Hisukattus alienus Galiano, 1987 * Hisukattus simplex...
Galiano, 1987 - KalcerrytusKalcerrytusKalcerrytus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Kalcerrytus amapari Galiano, 2000 * Kalcerrytus carvalhoi * Kalcerrytus chimore Galiano, 2000...
Galiano, 2000 - NycerellaNycerellaNycerella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .The genus was renamed from Cyrene Peckham & Peckham, 1893, because the name was preoccupied.-Species:...
Galiano, 1982 - SimonuriusSimonuriusSimonurius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Simonurius campestratus * Simonurius expers Galiano, 1988 * Simonurius gladifer...
Galiano, 1988 - SumampattusSumampattusSumampattus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Name:The genus name is combined from Sumampa, a Department of Argentina, and the common ending for salticid genera -attus.-Species:...
Galiano, 1983 - TrydarssusTrydarssusTrydarssus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Trydarssus nobilitatus * Trydarssus pantherinus...
Galiano, 1995 - WedoquellaWedoquellaWedoquella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family from South America. The genus is closest to Phiale in its general appearance...
Galiano, 1984 - YepoellaYepoellaYepoella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its only described species, Y. crassistylis, is only found in Argentina.A second species, Y. tenuistyli Galiano, 1970, was moved to genus Theriella in 1996....
Galiano, 1970