Orientothele
| Orientothele | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Macrothelidae |
| Genus: | Orientothele Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017 |
| Type species | |
| O. alyrata Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017 | |
| Species | |
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Orientothele is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Macrothelidae. Its members were formerly in genus Macrothele.
Distribution
All Orientothele species are endemic to China, with the exception of the type species O. alyrata, which is endemic to India.
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes seven species:
- 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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Orientothele Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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