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Family of spiders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 | |
As of March 2023[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]
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