''Tengella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of false wolf spiders that was first described by

Friedrich Dahl Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl (June 24, 1856 in Rosenhofer Brök north of Dahme, Holstein – June 29, 1929 in Greifswald) was a German zoologist, and in particular an arachnologist. The son of a farmer, Dahl studied at the universities of Le ...

in 1901. It is a senior synonym of ''Metafecenia''.

Species

it contains five species, found in

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, Honduras,

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to ...

, and

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

: *''

Tengella albolineata ''Tengella'' is a genus of false wolf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1901. It is a senior synonym of ''Metafecenia''. Species it contains five species, found in Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico: *'' Tengella albo ...

'' ( F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Mexico *''

Tengella kalebi ''Tengella'' is a genus of false wolf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1901. It is a senior synonym of ''Metafecenia''. Species it contains five species, found in Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico: *''Tengella albol ...

'' Candia-Ramírez & Valdez-Mondragón, 2014 – Mexico *'' Tengella perfuga'' Dahl, 1901 – Nicaragua *''

Tengella radiata ''Tengella'' is a genus of false wolf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1901. It is a senior synonym of ''Metafecenia''. Species it contains five species, found in Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico: *''Tengella albol ...

'' (

Kulczyński Kulczyński (feminine: Kulczyńska, plural: Kulczyńscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Stanisław Kulczyński (1895-1975), Polish botanist and politician * Władysław Kulczyński Władysław Kulczyński (27 Marc ...

, 1909) – Honduras to Panama *''

Tengella thaleri ''Tengella'' is a genus of false wolf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1901. It is a senior synonym of ''Metafecenia''. Species it contains five species, found in Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico: *''Tengella albol ...

'' Platnick, 2009 – Mexico

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