María Elena Galiano


María Elena Galiano was an Argentine arachnologist. She was one of the leading taxonomists of Neotropical jumping spiders. Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires. 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 authority for the following genera:Admesturius Galiano, 1988Hisukattus Galiano, 1987Kalcerrytus Galiano, 2000Nycerella Galiano, 1982Simonurius Galiano, 1988Sumampattus Galiano, 1983Trydarssus Galiano, 1995Wedoquella Galiano, 1984Yepoella Galiano, 1970