Malenella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Amaurobiidae |
Genus: | Malenella |
Species: | M. nana
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Binomial name | |
Malenella nana Ramírez, 1995[1]
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Malenella is a genus of South American tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Malenella nana. It was first described by M. J. Ramírez in 1995,[2] and has only been found in Chile.[1] This genus was named in honour of María Elena Galiano.[3]