| Gigathele | |
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| G. hungae in Taiwan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Macrothelidae |
| Genus: | Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 20251 |
| Type species | |
| Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998
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| Species | |
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Gigathele is a genus of spiders in the family Macrothelidae.2
Distribution
Gigathele is known from East Asia, with most species occurring in China.2
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes six species:2
- Gigathele gigas (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
- Gigathele guizhouensis (Hu & Li, 1986) – China
- Gigathele hungae (Lin & Li, 2021) – Taiwan
- Gigathele limenghuai (Lin & Li, 2021) – China
- Gigathele monocirculata (Xu & Yin, 2000) – China
- Gigathele raveni (Zhu, Li & Song, 2000) – China
References
References
- 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.
- "Gen. Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.