Porrhothelidae Hedin & Bond, 2018

Family |   ACCEPTED

N.B.: separated from the Hexathelidae by Hedin et al., 2018: 5, confirmed by Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: f. 5; the re-including into the Hexathelidae (and synonymy with the Macrothelinae) by Raven & Douglas, 2025: 13 is not accepted here (see note at Hexathelidae).

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Last updated: 2025-07-21

Genera counts

ACCEPTED: 1

SYNONYM: 1

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 6

SYNONYM: 9

Taxonomic Reference
Original description Hedin et al., 2018a: 5 type genus Porrhothele Simon, 1892
Reference

Hedin, M., Derkarabetian, S., Ramírez, M. J., Vink, C. & Bond, J. E. (2018a). Phylogenomic reclassification of the world’s most venomous spiders (Mygalomorphae, Atracinae), with implications for venom evolution. Scientific Reports 8(1636): 1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19946-2 -- Show included taxa

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2025-06-12 Nota bene edited Old value
2025-06-12 Nota bene edited Old value
2019-05-30 Nota bene edited Old value
2019-05-30 Family updated Old value Author corrected
2018-01-31 New family inserted Hedin et al., 2018a

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