María Elena Galiano

Portrait of the Argentinian arachnologist María Elena Galiano, specialist in subtropical spiders. María Elena Galiano (1928 – October 30, 2000) 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, 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