María Elena Galiano (1928 – October 30, 2000) was an

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arachnologist. She was one of the leading taxonomists of Neotropical jumping spiders. Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in

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. She died in an accident on October 30, 2000. The genera '' Galianora'' and '' Galianoella'' are named in her honor.

Taxa described

Galiano described numerous species and genera of spiders. She is the

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for the following genera: * ''

Admesturius ''Admesturius'' is a genus of South American Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by María Elena Galiano in 1988. it contains only three species, found only in Argentina and Chile: ''Admesturius bitaeniatus, A. bitaeniatus'', '' ...

'' 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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galiano, Maria Elena 20th-century Argentine zoologists Arachnologists 1928 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Argentine women scientists Women zoologists