''Legendrena'' is a
genus
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of
East Africa
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Due to the historical ...
n
araneomorph spiders in the family
Gallieniellidae, and was first described by
Norman I. Platnick
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in 1984.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in
Madagascar
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:
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Legendrena angavokely''
Platnick, 1984 (
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) – Madagascar
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Legendrena perinet''
Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
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Legendrena rolandi''
Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
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Legendrena rothi''
Platnick, 1995 – Madagascar
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Legendrena spiralis''
Platnick, 1995 – Madagascar
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Legendrena steineri''
Platnick, 1990 – Madagascar
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Legendrena tamatave
''Legendrena'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Madagascar:
*'' Legendrena angavokely'' Platni ...
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Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
References
Araneomorphae genera
Gallieniellidae
Spiders of Madagascar
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