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Paratropididae

 
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Paratropididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Superfamily: Theraphosoidea
Family: Paratropididae
Simon, 1889
Diversity
4 genera, 8 species

Genera

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The baldlegged spiders (Paratropididae) are a small spider family with eight species. They are related to tarantulas.

Species

The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan.[1]

  • Glabropelmatinae Raven, 1985
  • Melloina Brignoli, 1985
  • Melloina gracilis (Schenkel, 1953) (Venezuela)
  • Melloina rickwesti Raven, 1999 (Panama)
  • Paratropidinae Simon, 1889
  • Anisaspis Simon, 1891
  • Anisaspoides gigantea F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 (Brazil)
  • Paratropis Simon, 1889
  • Paratropis papilligera F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 (Brazil)
  • Paratropis sanguinea Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Brazil)
  • Paratropis scruposa Simon, 1889 (Peru)
  • Paratropis seminermis Caporiacco, 1955 (Venezuela)

See also



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