Macrothelidae Simon, 1892

Family |   ACCEPTED
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).
Gen. Bannathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06253
type Macrothele menglunensis Li & Zha, 2013; gender feminine
Bannathele menglunensis (Li & Zha, 2013) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046543 TYPE SPECIES
Macrothele menglunensis Li & Zha, 2013: 776, f. 1-16 (Dmf) Original description
Bannathele menglunensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 341 (T from Macrothele)

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