Paratropididae
Family of spiders
Baldlegged spiders | |
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Paratropididae in Honduras | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Clade: | Avicularioidea |
Family: | Paratropididae Simon, 1889 |
Diversity | |
4 genera, 19 species | |
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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 2023[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]
- Anisaspis Simon, 1892 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Anisaspoides F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 – Brazil
- Paratropis Simon, 1889 – South America
- Stormtropis Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019
References
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Extant Araneae families
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
Suborder Mesothelae | |
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