Melloina

Melloina is a genus of baldlegged spiders that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1985. Its five described species are found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Systematics

Previously grouped under Theraphosidae and Paratropididae, this genus was placed in the monotypic family Melloinidae in 2025.

Species

, this genus includes five species:

• Melloina condesa <small>Perafán, Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2025</small> – Colombia
• Melloina gracilis <small>(Schenkel, 1953)</small> – Venezuela
• Melloina pacifica <small>Echeverri, Gómez Torres, Pinel & Perafán, 2023</small> – Colombia
• Melloina rickwesti <small>Raven, 1999</small> – Panama
• Melloina santuario <small>Bertani, 2013</small> – Venezuela

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