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

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