| Microthele | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Macrothelidae |
| Genus: | Microthele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 20251 |
| Type species | |
| Macrothele undata Tang, Zhao & Yang, 2020
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Microthele is a genus of spiders in the family Macrothelidae.2
Distribution
All Microthele are endemic to China.2
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes three species:2
- Microthele sanheensis (Tang, Zhao & Yang, 2020) – China
- Microthele sphaerica (Zheng, Wu & Yang, 2024) – China
- Microthele undata (Tang, Zhao & Yang, 2020) – 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. Microthele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.