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
