type Mygale calpeiana Walckenaer, 1805; gender feminine

N.B.: transferred from the Dipluridae to the Hexathelidae by Raven, 1980a: 253 and to the Macrothelidae by Hedin et al., 2018: 4; considered a senior synonym of Orientothele Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017 by Drolshagen, 2017: 282; Orientothele is revalidated by Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342.

Transferred to other genera:
Macrothele aculeata Urquhart, 1893 -- see Euoplos
Macrothele alyrata (Mirza, Sanap & Kunte, 2017) -- see Orientothele
Macrothele amamiensis Shimojana & Haupt, 1998 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele bannaensis Xu & Yin, 2001 -- see Spinathele
Macrothele darcheni Benoit, 1966 -- see Heterothele
Macrothele digitata Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele emei Lin & Li, 2021 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998 -- see Gigathele
Macrothele guizhouensis Hu & Li, 1986 -- see Gigathele
Macrothele hanfeii Lin & Li, 2021 -- see Spinathele
Macrothele holsti Pocock, 1901 -- see Spinathele
Macrothele hunanica Zhu & Song, 2000 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele hungae Lin & Li, 2021 -- see Gigathele
Macrothele jingzhao Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020 -- see Orientothele
Macrothele jinlin Z. B. Yang, Zhao, Zhang & Z. Z. Yang, 2018 -- see Orientothele
Macrothele limenghuai Lin & Li, 2021 -- see Gigathele
Macrothele menglunensis Li & Zha, 2013 -- see Bannathele
Macrothele mingsheng Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022 -- see Orientothele
Macrothele monocirculata Xu & Yin, 2000 -- see Gigathele
Macrothele nanning Lin & Li, 2021 -- see Spinathele
Macrothele palpator Pocock, 1901 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele raveni Zhu, Li & Song, 2000 -- see Gigathele
Macrothele sanheensis Tang, Zhao & Yang, 2020 -- see Microthele
Macrothele sinensis Zhu & Mao, 1983 -- see Sinopesa
Macrothele sphaerica Zheng, Wu & Yang, 2024 -- see Microthele
Macrothele taiwanensis Shimojana & Haupt, 1998 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele undata Tang, Zhao & Yang, 2020 -- see Microthele
Macrothele washanensis Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022 -- see Orientothele
Macrothele wuliangensis Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022 -- see Orientothele
Macrothele yaginumai Shimojana & Haupt, 1998 -- see Vacrothele
Macrothele yani Xu, Yin & Griswold, 2002 -- see Orientothele
Macrothele yunnanica Zhu & Song, 2000 -- see Vacrothele

In synonymy:
Macrothele fuliginea Simon, 1891 = Macrothele maculata (Thorell, 1890) (Kulczyński, 1908d: 538).
Macrothele luctuosa (Lucas, 1855) = Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Blasco & Ferrández, 1986: 314, Snazell, 1986b: 82).
Macrothele variabilis Pavesi, 1898 = Macrothele maculata (Thorell, 1890) (Kulczyński, 1908d: 538).

Nomina nuda:
Macrothele makii Kishida -- Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 122.
Macrothele ornata Kishida, 1959: 367 (Japan/Okinawa) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054942] -- Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 122.

Macrothele abruptus Benoit, 1965a: 127, f. 10-11 (Df).
Macrothele abrupta Brignoli, 1983c: 126.
Macrothele abrupta Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele arcuata Tang, Zhao & Yang, 2020: 131, f. 3A-L, 4A-D (Dmf).
Macrothele arcuata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele auriculata Zhang et al., 2024b: 75, f. 6A-C, 7A-F, 8A-D, 9A (Dmf).
Macrothele auriculata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Mygale calpeiana Walckenaer, 1805: 5, pl. 1, f. 1-2 (Df).
Mygale calpeiana Hahn, 1822: 1, pl. 1, f. a-b.
Mygale calpeiana Lucas, 1849b: Atlas 3: 2, Arachnides pl. 1, f. 1a-b (m).
Mygale luctuosa Lucas, 1855: 17, pl. 5, f. 1-2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056262].
Diplura calpeiana Thorell, 1870b: 167.
Macrothele calpetana Ausserer, 1871a: 181 (unjustified emendation).
Macrothele luctuosa Ausserer, 1871a: 182.
Macrothele calpetana Simon, 1892a: 184, f. 125 (f).
Macrothele calpetana Blasco & Ferrández, 1986: 314, f. 1-2 (Dm, f, S of Macrothele luctuosa).
Macrothele calpeiana Snazell, 1986b: 82 (S of Macrothele luctuosa confirmed).
Macrothele calpeiana Snazell & Allison, 1989: 65, f. 1-4, 8 (mf).
Macrothele calpeiana Le Peru, 2011: 64, f. 22 (mf).

Macrothele camerunensis Simon, 1903e: 66 (Df).
Macrothele camerunensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele cangshanensis Yang et al., 2018: 97, f. 1A-V (Dm).
Macrothele cangshanensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele cretica Kulczyński, 1903a: 35, pl. 1, f. 1 (Dm).
Macrothele cretica Snazell & Allison, 1989: 70, f. 5-7 (m).
Macrothele cretica Le Peru, 2011: 64, f. 23 (m).
Macrothele cretica Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 271, f. 1A-E, 2A-E (m, Df).
Macrothele cretica Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele decemnotata Simon, 1909e: 72 (Dm).
Macrothele decemnotata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele drolshageni Özkütük et al., 2019b: 180, f. 1A-D, 2A-B (Df).
Macrothele drolshageni Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele incisus Benoit, 1965a: 127, f. 12-13 (Df).
Macrothele incisa Brignoli, 1983c: 126.
Macrothele incisa Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Ischnothele indicola Tikader, 1969b: 160, f. 25-29 (Dmf).
Ischnothele indicola Coyle, 1995: 29 (misplaced in Ischnothelinae).
Macrothele indicola Tripathi et al., 2025: 208, f. 13A-M (mf, T from Ischnothele).

Diplura maculata Thorell, 1890a: 409 (Df).
Macrothele fuliginea Simon, 1891e: 306 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056263].
Macrothele maculata Thorell, 1897a: 184.
Macrothele variabilis Pavesi, 1898b: 94 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000202].
Macrothele maculata Kulczyński, 1908d: 538, pl. 23, f. 8 (Dm, S of Macrothele fuliginea and M. variabilis).
Macrothele maculata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele maculata annamensis Hogg, 1922: 285 (Df).
Macrothele maculata annamensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele multispine Wang, Li & Yang, 2019: 110, f. A-I (Dmf).
Macrothele multispine Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele nullispine Zhang et al., 2024b: 71, f. 2A-B, 3A-F, 4A-D, 5A (Dmf).

Macrothele proserpina Simon, 1909e: 71 (Df).
Macrothele proserpina Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele segmentata Simon, 1892d: 284 (Df).
Macrothele segmentata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Ischnothele simplicata Saitō, 1933b: 34, pl. 3, f. 3 (Df).
Macrothele simplicata Saito, 1959: 32, f. 3a-e (f, T from Ischnothele).
Macrothele simplicata Yoshida, 1978b: 9, f. 33-35 (f).
Macrothele simplicata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele triangularis Benoit, 1965a: 125, f. 9 (Df).
Macrothele triangularis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele vidua Simon, 1906c: 306 (Df).
Macrothele vidua Gravely, 1915: 286, pl. 15, f. 5 (Dm).
Macrothele vidua Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele yongshengensis Yang, Zhao & Yang, 2019: 45, f. 1A-D, 2A-H (Df).
Macrothele yongshengensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).

Macrothele yunlingensis Yang, Zhao & Yang, 2019: 46, f. 3A-D, 4A-H (Df).
Macrothele yunlingensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 345 (incertae sedis).