Paratropididae

Paratropididae, also known as bald-legged spiders, is a small family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They are more closely related to tarantulas and allies, than to most other 'true' spiders.

Genera

, this family includes six genera and 47 species:

Alienus Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, León-E., Ríos-Tamayo & Drolshagen, 2025 – EcuadorAnisaspoides F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 – Brazil, ColombiaInpatropis Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Ríos-Tamayo & Drolshagen, 2025 – GuyanaParatropis Simon, 1889 – Mexico, South AmericaStormtropis Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 – Brazil, Colombia, VenezuelaYamaratropis Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, León-E., Ríos-Tamayo & Drolshagen, 2025 – Ecuador