Paratropididae
Paratropididae is a small spider family with eight species, known as baldlegged spiders. They are mygalomomorphs more closely related to tarantulas and allies, than to most other 'web-building' spiders (araneomorphs).
Species
The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan.
Glabropelmatinae Raven, 1985
Melloina Brignoli, 1985
Melloina gracilis (Schenkel, 1953) (Venezuela)
Melloina rickwesti Raven, 1999 (Panama)
Paratropidinae Simon, 1889
Anisaspis Simon, 1891
Anisaspis tuberculata Simon, 1891 (St. Vincent)
Anisaspoides F. O. P-Cambridge, 1896
Anisaspoides gigantea F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 (Brazil)
Paratropis Simon, 1889
Paratropis papilligera F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 (Brazil)
Paratropis tuxtlensis New species (Mexico)
Paratropis sanguinea Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Brazil)
Paratropis scruposa Simon, 1889 (Peru)
Paratropis seminermis Caporiacco, 1955 (Venezuela)
See also
List of Paratropididae species
Spider families
References