''Goloboffia vellardi'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

in the family Migidae, found in Chile. Initially described by Zapfe in 1961 in the genus '' Migas'', Griswold and Ledford moved it to their new genus ''

Goloboffia ''Goloboffia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2001 by Griswold and Ledford to accommodate the single species '' Goloboffia vellardi'', found in Chile. In 2019, more species were described. , five species w ...

'' in 2001, where it was initially the only species. In 2019, more species were described.

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Migidae Spiders of South America Spiders described in 1961 Fauna of Chile Endemic fauna of Chile {{Mygalomorphae-stub