Family: Theraphosidae

Melopoeus Pocock, 1895

GENUS |   ACCEPTED

N.B.: removed from the synonym of Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887 (rejecting Smith & Jacobi, 2015: 28) and from the synonymy with Haplopelma Simon, 1892 (rejecting Raven, 1985a: 116) by Smith, Daniel & Vignaud, 2026: 25.

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Last updated: 2026-03-29

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 7

SYNONYM: 1

Taxonomic Reference
Original description Pocock, 1895a: 180 type Selenocosmia albostriata Simon, 1886; gender masculine
Reference

Pocock, R. I. (1895a). On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 15(86): 165-184, pl. 10. doi: 10.1080/00222939508677863 -- Show included taxa

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Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-03-29 Genus updated Smith, Daniel & Vignaud, 2026 Old value

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