Shearella lilawati is a species of spider of the genus Shearella. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] The specific name refers to Queen Lilavati, who reigned intermittently between 1197 and 1212 in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.[citation needed]

Shearella lilawati
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetrablemmidae
Genus: Shearella
Species:
S. lilawati
Binomial name
Shearella lilawati

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  1. ^ a b c "Taxon details Shearella lilawati Lehtinen, 1981". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-05-08.