Biology:Melloina
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Melloina is a genus of baldlegged spiders that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1985.[1] Its five described species are found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.[2]
Systematics
Previously grouped under Theraphosidae and Paratropididae,[2] this genus was placed in the monotypic family Melloinidae in 2025.[3]
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Melloina condesa Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025 – Colombia
- Melloina gracilis (Schenkel, 1953) – Venezuela
- Melloina pacifica Echeverri, Gómez Torres, Pinel & Perafán, 2023 – Colombia
- Melloina rickwesti Raven, 1999 – Panama
- Melloina santuario Bertani, 2013 – Venezuela
References
- ↑ Brignoli, P. M. (1985). "On some generic homonymies in spiders (Araneae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 6 (9): 380.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gen. Brignoli, 1985". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2247. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ Perafán, C.; Montes de Oca, L.; Pérez-Miles, F. (2025). "An integrative study of a new species of Melloina Brignoli: an additional support for Melloinidae new family (Araneae: Mygalomorphae)". Journal of Natural History 59: 2337-2353. doi:10.1080/00222933.2025.2555445.
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External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q3305195 entry
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