5, see text Porrhothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders endemic to New Zealand.

[4] Members of Porrhothelidae are distinguished from other mygalomorph spiders by the small posterior sigillae and a single row of teeth on the forward-facing margin of the chelicerae.

Simon transferred these from Mygale, a genus previously used for many mygalomorph spiders, but is no longer in use.

Raven transferred the genus to Hexathelidae,[3] where it remained until the results of a 2018 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that it belongs in its own family.

Dipluridae Hexathelidae Porrhothele (Porrhothelidae) Macrothelidae Calisoga (Nemesiidae) Hebestatis (Halonoproctidae) Atracidae Actinopodidae As of May 2019[update] it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:[1]