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Genus: Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025 | Family: Macrothelidae Simon, 1892

Gigathele raveni (Zhu, Li & Song, 2000)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038360

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Described:

Distribution: China

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Taxonomic References

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)

References

Haupt, J. (2008). An organ of stridulation in East Asian hexathelid spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 15: 19-23. -- Show included taxa

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

Zhu, M. S., Li, T. H. & Song, D. X. (2000). A new species of the genus Macrothele (Araneae: Hexathelidae) from China. Journal of Hubei University 20: 358-361. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-03-25	New taxonomic reference entry	Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025
2025-03-25	Species transferred to new genus	Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025		Species transferred from Macrothele to Gigathele