Genus Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015

Type species.

Qiongthela baishensis Xu, 2015.

Diagnosis.

Males of Qiongthela can be distinguished from those of all other six Heptathelinae genera by the blade-like conductor narrowing towards the apex (Figs 3A-C, E, 5A-E, 7A-E), and by the tegulum with two obvious apophyses (Figs 3A-E, 5A-E, 7A-E). Females of Qiongthela differ from those of all other six Heptathelinae genera by the two pairs of the receptacular clusters with numerous granula (Figs 3H-K, 5H-K, 7H-M) (Xu et al. 2017; Yu et al. 2020).

Species composition.

Q. australis (Ono, 2002), Q. baishensis Xu, 2015, Q. baoting Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. bawang Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. jianfeng Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. nui (Schwendinger & Ono, 2011), Q. qiongzhong Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. sanya Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. wuzhi Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. yinggezui Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. yini Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017.

Distribution.

China (Hainan), Vietnam.