N.B.: originally as Macrotheleae, transferred from the Dipluridae to the Hexathelidae (Macrothelinae) by Raven, 1980a: 253; elavated to family rank by Hedin et al., 2018: 4 and confirmed by Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: f. 5; the re-including as Macrothelinae into the Hexathelidae by Raven & Douglas, 2025: 13 is not accepted here (see note at Hexathelidae).
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Last updated: 2025-11-27
Genera counts
ACCEPTED: 7
Species counts
ACCEPTED: 55
SYNONYM: 3
NOMEN NUDUM: 2
NOMEN DUBIUM: 2
Taxonomic Reference
Original description
Simon,
1892a: 186
type genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871
