Macrothelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders, split off from the family Hexathelidae in 2018. It contains extant genera, and the extinct Promacrothele.
Genera
, this family includes seven genera and 56 species:
- Bannathele <small>Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025</small> â China
- Gigathele <small>Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025</small> â China, Japan, Taiwan
- Macrothele <small>Ausserer, 1871</small> â Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, Morocco, Asia, Greece, Portugal, Spain
- Microthele <small>Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025</small> â China
- Orientothele <small>Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017</small> â China, India
- Spinathele <small>Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025</small> â China, Taiwan, Laos
- Vacrothele <small>Tang & Yang, 2022</small> â China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Extinct
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