Family: Glabropelmatidae

Glabropelma Raven, 1985

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Last updated: 2026-05-14

Junior synonym of: Melloina Brignoli, 1985

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Taxonomic Reference
Original description Raven, 1985a: 122 type Melloa gracilis Schenkel, 1953; gender neuter
Reference

Raven, R. J. (1985a). The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): cladistics and systematics. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 182: 1-180. -- Show included taxa

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-05-14 Transferred to other family after syn. fam Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2026 Transferred from Melloinidae Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025 to Glabropelmatidae Raven, 1985 (family synonymy)
2025-09-29 Genus transferred to other family Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025 Glabropelma Raven, 1985 transferred to Melloinidae
2020-11-06 Genus transferred to other family Mori & Bertani, 2020 Glabropelma Raven, 1985 transferred to Theraphosidae

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