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Family: Macrothelidae

Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025

GENUS | ACCEPTED

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06254

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Last updated: 2025-03-25

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 6

Taxonomic Reference

Original description Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 341 type Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998; gender feminine

Reference

Shao, L. L., Zhou, Z. C. & Lin, Y. J. (2025). Taxonomic revision of Macrothelidae Simon, 1892 and description of four new genera (Araneae, Macrothelidae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(36): 337-350. doi: 10.70590/ice.2025.01.36 -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-03-25	New genus inserted	Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025

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