Melloinidae Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025

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N.B.: the valid name for this family is Glabropelmatidae Raven, 1985a: 122 (described as subfamily), an analogous case to Halonoproctidae, see ICZN article 40.1.


LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0182

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Last updated: 2026-05-14

Junior synonym of: Glabropelmatidae Raven, 1985

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Taxonomic Reference
Original description Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025: 2341 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0182] type Melloina Brignoli, 1985
Reference

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(37-40): 2337-2353. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2555445 -- Show included taxa

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-05-14 Family synonymy Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2026 Junior synonym of Glabropelmatidae Raven, 1985
2025-09-29 New family inserted Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025

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