Paratropididae Explained

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

See main article: List of Paratropididae species., 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1889. Arachnides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France.
2. Web site: Family: Paratropididae Simon, 1889 . 2023-12-13 . World Spider Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern.