Gallieniellidae is a family of spiders first described by J. Millot in 1947. It was originally thought to be

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until species were also found in southern

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Drassodella ''Drassodella'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by John Hewitt in 1916. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was moved to the Gallieniellidae in 1990. Species it contai ...

'' was transferred from the family Gnaphosidae in 1990. They are suspected to be specialized in ant-preying.

Genera

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Austrachelas ''Austrachelas'' is a genus of African long-jawed ground spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1938. Originally placed with the corinnid sac spiders, it was moved to the Gallieniellidae in 2009. Spe ...

'' Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa *''

'' Hewitt, 1916 — South Africa *''

Galianoella ''Galianoella'' is a monotypic genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae containing the single species, ''Galianoella leucostigma''. It was first described by Pablo A. Goloboff in 2000, breaking it off from '' Azi ...

'' Goloboff, 2000 — Argentina *''

Gallieniella ''Gallieniella'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by J. Millot in 1947. Originally placed with the sac spider The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing t ...

'' Millot, 1947 — Madagascar, Comoros *''

Legendrena ''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 Madagascar (; mg, Madagasika ...

'' Platnick, 1984 — Madagascar *'' Meedo'' Main, 1987 — Australia *'' Neato'' Platnick, 2002 — Australia *''

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'' Platnick, 2002 — Australia *''

Peeto ''Peeto'' is a monotypic genus of Australian araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching act ...

'' Platnick, 2002 — Australia *''

Questo ''Questo'' is a monotypic genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Trachycosmidae containing the single species, ''Questo annuello'', named after where it was found, Annuello, Victoria. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick in ...

'' Platnick, 2002 — Australia

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Araneomorphae families {{Araneomorphae-stub

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