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. Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06254
type Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998; gender feminine
Gigathele gigas (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) | | Japan (Ryukyu Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000190 TYPE SPECIES
Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 5, f. 9-10, 15, 20 (Dmf) Original description
Macrothele gigas Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 1-2, 4A (f; 4B see Macrothele hungae)
Macrothele gigas Shimojana, 2009: 94, f. 1-7 (mf)
Gigathele gigas Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele)
Gigathele guizhouensis (Hu & Li, 1986) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000191
Macrothele guizhouensis Hu & Li, 1986: 35, f. 1-7 (Df) Original description
Macrothele guizhouensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 36, f. 17C (f)
Macrothele guizhouensis Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 3D (f)
Macrothele guizhouensis Wu et al., 2022c: 129, f. 1A-F, 2A-I, 3A-E, 4A-F (Dmf)
Gigathele guizhouensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele)
Gigathele hungae (Lin & Li, 2021) | | Taiwan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053352
Macrothele gigas Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 4B (f; misidentified per Lin et al., 2021b: 10)
Macrothele hungae Lin & Li in Lin et al., 2021b: 10, f. 7A-B, 8A-E, 13E, 14E, 15B, F (Dmf) Original description
Gigathele hungae Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele)
Gigathele limenghuai (Lin & Li, 2021) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053353
Macrothele limenghuai Lin & Li in Lin et al., 2021b: 13, f. 1A-B, 9A-B, 10A-E, 13B, 14B, 15A, E (Dmf) Original description
Gigathele limenghuai Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele)
Gigathele monocirculata (Xu & Yin, 2000) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037427
Macrothele monocirculata Xu & Yin, 2000b: 200, f. 1-11 (Dmf) Original description
Macrothele monocirculata Yin, 2001b: 2, f. 6A-K (mf)
Macrothele monocirculata Yin et al., 2012: 140, f. 6a-k, 3-18a-b (mf)
Gigathele monocirculata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele)
Gigathele raveni (Zhu, Li & Song, 2000) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038360
Macrothele raveni Zhu, Li & Song, 2000: 358, f. 1A-M, 2 (Dmf) Original description
Macrothele raveni Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 3C (f)
Gigathele raveni Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele)

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