| Taxon | Persilena sengleti |
|---|---|
| Authority | Zamani & Marusik, 2020[1] |
| Parent authority | Zamani & Marusik, 2020[1] |
Persilena is a monotypic genus of Middle Eastern funnel weavers containing the single species, Persilena sengleti. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in Iran.[1]
Etymology
The name is a combination of "Persia" and Agelena, due to similarities with that genus.[2]
References
- ^ "Gen. Persilena Zamani & Marusik, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "A review of Agelenini (Araneae: Agelenidae: Ageleninae) of Iran and Tajikistan, with descriptions of four new genera". Arachnology. 18 (4): 368–386. 2020. doi:10.13156/arac.2020.18.4.368. S2CID 214702963