''Gallieniella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical ...

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...

spiders in the family

Gallieniellidae Gallieniellidae is a family of spiders first described by J. Millot in 1947. It was originally thought to be endemic to Madagascar until species were also found in southern Kenya, northeastern Argentina, and Australia. ''Drassodella'' was transfer ...

, and was first described by J. Millot in 1947. Originally placed with the

sac spider The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing taxonomic history. Once, this family was a large catch-all taxon for a disparate collection of spiders, similar only in that they had eight eyes arranged in two rows and conical anter ...

s, it was moved to the Gallieniellidae in 1967.

Species

it contains four species: *'' Gallieniella betroka'' Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar *'' Gallieniella blanci'' Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar *'' Gallieniella jocquei'' Platnick, 1984 – Comoros *''

Gallieniella mygaloides ''Gallieniella'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by J. Millot in 1947. Originally placed with the sac spider The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing t ...

'' Millot, 1947 ( type) – Madagascar

References

Araneomorphae genera Gallieniellidae Spiders of Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub