World Spider Catalog

Macrothelidae Simon, 1892

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: originally Macrotheleae, transferred from Hexathelidae and elavated to family level by Hedin et al., 2018: 4.

Gen. Vacrothele Tang & Yang, 2022 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04959

Vacrothele digitata (Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051824

Macrothele digitata Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020: 115, f. 1A-K, 2A-C (Dmf) Original description

Vacrothele digitata Tang et al., 2022: 516, f. 13A-L, 14A-E, 16C, 17E, 18E (mf, T from Macrothele)

Vacrothele hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036938

Macrothele hunanica Zhu & Song, 2000b: 60, f. 1A-I (Dmf) Original description

Vacrothele hunanica Tang et al., 2022: 516, f. 2D, 3A-L, 4A-E, 16A, 17A, 18A (mf, T from Macrothele)

Vacrothele palpator (Pocock, 1901) | | China, Hong Kong urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000196

Macrothele palpator Pocock, 1901e: 213, pl. 21, f. 4 (Dmf) Original description

Macrothele palpator Hu & Li, 1986: 37, f. 8-11 (mf)

Macrothele papator Feng, 1990: 27, f. 2.1-5 (mf)

Macrothele palpator Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 39, f. 17D-F (mf)

Macrothele palpator Yin et al., 2012: 142, f. 17a-f (mf)

Vacrothele palpator Tang et al., 2022: 518, f. 11A-L, 12A-E, 16B, 17D, 18D (mf, T from Macrothele)

Vacrothele pseudohunanica Tang, Wu, Zhao & Yang, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053938

Vacrothele pseudohunanica Tang et al., 2022: 520, f. 5B, 6A-L, 7A-E, 15A, 17B, 18B (Dmf) Original description

Vacrothele uncata Tang, Wu, Zhao & Yang, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053939

Vacrothele uncata Tang et al., 2022: 523, f. 8B, 9A-L, 10A-E, 15B, 17C, 18C (Dmf) Original description

Vacrothele yunnanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036939

Macrothele yunnanica Zhu & Song, 2000b: 62, f. 2F-J (Dm; f f. 2A-E is subadult and belongs to Macrothele mingsheng per Wu et al., 2022b: 97) Original description

Vacrothele yunnanica Wu et al., 2022b: 97, f. 1A-K (m, T from Macrothele)