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Orientothele

Orientothele is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Macrothelidae. Its members were formerly in genus Macrothele.

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Orientothele
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Macrothelidae
Genus: Orientothele
Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 20171
Type species
O. alyrata
Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017
Species

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Orientothele is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Macrothelidae.2 Its members were formerly in genus Macrothele.2

Distribution

All Orientothele species are endemic to China, with the exception of the type species O. alyrata, which is endemic to India.2

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes seven species:2

  • Orientothele alyrata Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017 – India
  • Orientothele jingzhao (Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020) – China
  • Orientothele jinlin (Z. B. Yang, Zhao, Zhang & Z. Z. Yang, 2018) – China
  • Orientothele mingsheng (Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022) – China
  • Orientothele washanensis (Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022) – China
  • Orientothele wuliangensis (Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022) – China
  • Orientothele yani (Xu, Yin & Griswold, 2002) – China
References

References

  1. Mirza, Z. A.; Sanap, R. V.; Kunte, K. (2017). "A new genus and new species of diplurid spider (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae) from northeast India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 10: 32–38. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2016.03.013.
  2. "Gen. Orientothele Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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