Melanoblossia

Melanoblossia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Solifugae
Family:	Melanoblossiidae
Genus:	Melanoblossia ; Purcell, 1903
Type species
	Melanoblossia braunsi ; Purcell, 1903
Species
	5, see text

Last updated November 14, 2025

Melanoblossia is a genus of African melanoblossiid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.^[1]

Species

As 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

↑ 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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[1] Purcell, W. F. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African Solpugidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 1–12.

[2] "Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

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