Melanoblossia is a genus of melanoblossiid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Melanoblossiidae |
| Genus: | Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903 |
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| Melanoblossia braunsi Purcell, 1903
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Species
editAs of April 2023[update], the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following five species:[2]
- Melanoblossia ansie Bird & Wharton, 2015 — Namibia
- Melanoblossia braunsi Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
- Melanoblossia globiceps Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
- Melanoblossia namaquensis Lawrence, 1935 — South Africa
- Melanoblossia tridentata Lawrence, 1935 — South Africa
References
edit- ^ Purcell, W. F. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African Solpugidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 1–12.
- ^ "Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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