Hoffmannilena is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2016 by Julieta Maya-Morales and María Luisa Jiménez. This genus was named in honour of Anita Hoffmann.[2] As of December 2024[update], it contains 9 species: 8 from Mexico, and 1, H. nova, from Guatemala.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Hoffmannilena Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016[1] |
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Species
editHoffmannilena comprises the following species:[1]
- Hoffmannilena apoala Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016
- Hoffmannilena cumbre Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016
- Hoffmannilena huajuapan Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016
- Hoffmannilena lobata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902)
- Hoffmannilena marginata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902)
- Hoffmannilena mitla Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016
- Hoffmannilena nova (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896)
- Hoffmannilena tizayuca Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016 (type)
- Hoffmannilena variabilis (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Agelenidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/ARAC.2022.19.SP1.150. ISSN 2050-9928. Wikidata Q113667188.