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Genus: Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 | Family: Macrothelidae Simon, 1892

Macrothele vidua Simon, 1906

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Described:

Distribution: India

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Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Macrothele vidua Simon, 1906c: 306 (Df) Original description

Macrothele vidua Gravely, 1915: 286, pl. 15, f. 5 (Dm)

Macrothele vidua Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis)

References

Gravely, F. H. (1915). Notes on Indian mygalomorph spiders. Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta 11: 257-287. -- 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

Simon, E. (1906c). Voyage de M. Maurice Maindron dans l'Inde méridionale (mai à novembre 1901). 8me Mémoire. Arachnides (2e partie). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 75(3): 279-314. -- Show included taxa

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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