Orientothele
| Orientothele | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Macrothelidae |
| Genus: | Orientothele Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017[1] |
| Type species | |
| O. alyrata Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017
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| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Orientothele Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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