Melloina
Genus of spiders
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Melloina is a genus of baldlegged spiders that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1985.[3] Its five described species are found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1]
| Melloina | |
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| Melloina sp. from Colombia | |
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| Melloina sp. from Colombia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Melloinidae |
| Genus: | Melloina Brignoli, 1985[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. gracilis (Schenkel, 1953) | |
| Species | |
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| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Systematics
Previously grouped under Theraphosidae and Paratropididae,[1] this genus was placed in the monotypic family Melloinidae in 2025.[4]
