Hello Steven,
There are three known Macrothele species from Taiwan, M. holsti, M. simplicata and M. taiwanensis and then three more species from the Ryukyu Is., M. yaginumai and M. amamiensis (Yayema) and M. gigas (Amami-oshima).
The only known species from the area where this female was...
Female Macrothele holsti from Taichung (central Taiwan).
Adult female Macrothele holsti:
Spermathecae:
Thanks to Bastian Drolshagen for taking the picture of the spermathecae.
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