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Paratropididae

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Paratropididae, also known as bald-legged spiders, is a small family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.[1] They are more closely related to tarantulas and allies, than to most other 'true' spiders (araneomorphs).

Genera

As of March 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

  • Anisaspis Simon, 1892 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Anisaspoides F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 – Brazil
  • Melloina Brignoli, 1985 – Venezuela, Panama
  • Paratropis Simon, 1889 – South America
  • Stormtropis Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019

References

  1. ^ Simon, E. (1889). Arachnides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France.
  2. ^ "Family: Paratropididae Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
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Paratropididae: Brief Summary

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Paratropididae, also known as bald-legged spiders, is a small family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They are more closely related to tarantulas and allies, than to most other 'true' spiders (araneomorphs).

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