Paratropididae

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).

Baldlegged spiders
Paratropididae in Honduras
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Genera

As of March 2023, 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
Wikispecies has information related to Paratropididae.
  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 2023-12-13.


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