Family: Macrothelidae Simon, 1892 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0128] Detail
Gen. Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06254] Detail
type Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998; gender feminine
Gigathele gigas (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) * | m f | Japan (Ryukyu Is.)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000190]
Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 5, f. 9-10, 15, 20 (Dmf).
Macrothele gigas Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 1-2, 4A (f; 4B see Macrothele hungae).
Macrothele gigas Shimojana, 2009: 94, f. 1-7 (mf).
Gigathele gigas Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele).
Gigathele guizhouensis (Hu & Li, 1986) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000191]
Macrothele guizhouensis Hu & Li, 1986: 35, f. 1-7 (Df).
Macrothele guizhouensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 36, f. 17C (f).
Macrothele guizhouensis Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 3D (f).
Macrothele guizhouensis Wu et al., 2022c: 129, f. 1A-F, 2A-I, 3A-E, 4A-F (Dm, f).
Gigathele guizhouensis Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele).
Gigathele hungae (Lin & Li, 2021) | m f | Taiwan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053352]
Macrothele gigas Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 4B (f; misidentified per Lin et al., 2021b: 10).
Macrothele hungae Lin & Li, in Lin et al., 2021b: 10, f. 7A-B, 8A-E, 13E, 14E, 15B, F (Dmf).
Gigathele hungae Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele).
Gigathele limenghuai (Lin & Li, 2021) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053353]
Macrothele limenghuai Lin & Li, in Lin et al., 2021b: 13, f. 1A-B, 9A-B, 10A-E, 13B, 14B, 15A, E (Dmf).
Gigathele limenghuai Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele).
Gigathele monocirculata (Xu & Yin, 2000) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037427]
Macrothele monocirculata Xu & Yin, 2000b: 200, f. 1-11 (Dmf).
Macrothele monocirculata Yin, 2001b: 2, f. 6A-K (mf).
Macrothele monocirculata Yin et al., 2012: 140, f. 6a-k, 3-18a-b (mf).
Gigathele monocirculata Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele).
Gigathele raveni (Zhu, Li & Song, 2000) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038360]
Macrothele raveni Zhu, Li & Song, 2000: 358, f. 1A-M, 2 (Dmf).
Macrothele raveni Haupt, 2008: 20, f. 3C (f).
Gigathele raveni Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025: 342 (T from Macrothele).
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