type Liphistius kimurai Kishida, 1920; gender feminine

N.B.: transferred from the Liphistiidae to the Heptathelidae by Li, 2022: 72; not a senior synonym of Ryuthela Haupt, 1983 (Haupt, 2003: 91, contra Raven, 1985a: 16), not a senior synonym of Abcathela Ono, 2000: 149 and Vinathela Ono, 2000: 150 (Xu et al., 2015: 141, contra Haupt, 2003: 91), and not a a senior synonym of Songthela Ono, 2000: 150, Nanthela Haupt, 2003: 69 and Sinothela Haupt, 2003: 69 (Xu et al., 2015: 139, 140, 141, contra  Schwendinger & Ono, 2011: 601) (the latter genus had been placed as a junior synonym of Songthela in an earlier version of this catalog).

Transferred to other genera:
Heptathela abca Ono, 1999 -- see Vinathela
Heptathela australis (Ono, 2002) -- see Qiongthela
Heptathela bristowei Gertsch, 1967 -- see Songthela
Heptathela ciliensis Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003 -- see Songthela
Heptathela cipingensis (Wang, 1989) -- see Ganthela
Heptathela cucphuongensis Ono, 1999 -- see Vinathela
Heptathela goulouensis Yin, 2001 -- see Songthela
Heptathela hangzhouensis Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 1981 -- see Songthela
Heptathela heyangensis (Zhu & Wang, 1984) -- see Luthela
Heptathela hongkong Song & Wu, 1997 -- see Vinathela
Heptathela hunanensis Song & Haupt, 1984 -- see Vinathela
Heptathela jianganensis Chen, Gao, Zhu & Luo, 1988 -- see Songthela
Heptathela luotianensis Yin, Tang, Zhao & Chen, 2002 -- see Luthela
Heptathela mangshan Bao, Yin & Xu, 2003 -- see Songthela
Heptathela nishihirai Haupt, 1979 -- see Ryuthela
Heptathela nui Schwendinger & Ono, 2011 -- see Qiongthela
Heptathela sapana (Ono, 2010) -- see Songthela
Heptathela schensiensis (Schenkel, 1953) -- see Luthela
Heptathela shei Xu & Yin, 2001 -- see Songthela
Heptathela sinensis Bishop & Crosby, 1932 -- see Sinothela
Heptathela tomokunii Ono, 1997 -- see Vinathela
Heptathela tonkinensis (Bristowe, 1933) -- see Vinathela
Heptathela wosanensis Wang & Jiao, 1995 -- see Songthela
Heptathela xianningensis Yin, Tang, Zhao & Chen, 2002 -- see Songthela
Heptathela yunnanensis Song & Haupt, 1984 -- see Songthela

In synonymy:
Heptathela nishikawai Ono, 1998 = Heptathela higoensis Haupt, 1983 (Xu et al., 2019b: 9).
Heptathela yaginumai Ono, 1998 = Heptathela higoensis Haupt, 1983 (Xu et al., 2019b: 9).

Nomen nudum:
Heptathela beihequan Yin, 2001b: 2, f. 2I (f, China) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054222].

Heptathela aha Xu et al., 2019b: 32, f. 15A-F (Df).

Heptathela kimurai amamiensis Haupt, 1983: 283, f. 9b (Df).
Heptathela amamiensis Ono & Nishikawa, 1989: 120, f. 1-7 (f, Dm, elevated to species).
Heptathela kimurai amamiensis Haupt, 2003: 69, f. 43I, K, 49A-B, 52P, 54N-O, 55.1-3, 62G (mf).
Heptathela amamiensis Ono, 2009a: 80, f. 2-3, 41-47 (mf).
Heptathela amamiensis Ono & Ogata, 2018: 479, p. 27, f. 4.1-2; p. 480 f. 2-1a-b (m).
Heptathela amamiensis Xu et al., 2019b: 19, f. 9A-L (mf).

Heptathela crypta Xu et al., 2019b: 43, f. 22E-K, 23G-L (Dmf).

Heptathela gayozan Xu et al., 2019b: 32, f. 16A-D (Df).

Heptathela helios Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014: 68, f. 4A-G (Dmf).
Heptathela helios Xu et al., 2019b: 44, f. 24A-M (mf).

Heptathela kimurai higoensis Haupt, 1983: 283, f. 12a, 13a (Dmf).
Heptathela higoensis Ono, 1998: 16, f. 5-10 (mf, elevated from subspecies).
Heptathela nishikawai Ono, 1998: 19, f. 17-18 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000018].
Heptathela yaginumai Ono, 1998: 20, f. 19-20 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000027].
Heptathela kimurai higoensis Haupt, 2003: 69, f. 43G (f).
Heptathela kimurai higoensis Haupt, 2003: 69, f. 50C-D, 52O, 54I-L, 62K (mf).
Heptathela higoensis Ono, 2009a: 80, f. 60-65 (mf).
Heptathela nishikawai Ono, 2009a: 83, f. 81-84 (f, Dm).
Heptathela yaginumai Ono, 2009a: 81, f. 66-67 (f).
Heptathela higoensis Xu et al., 2015a: 133, f. 15-19 (m).
Heptathela higoensis Xu et al., 2019b: 9, f. 2E, 4A-K, 5A-D (mf, S of Heptathela nishikawai and H. yaginumai).

Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 1996b: 158, f. 1-5 (Dmf).
Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 2009a: 80, f. 48-52 (mf).
Heptathela kanenoi Xu et al., 2019b: 21, f. 10A-J (mf).

Heptathela kikuyai Ono, 1998: 16, f. 11-16 (Dmf).
Heptathela kikuyai Ono, 2009a: 81, f. 5-6, 75-80 (mf).
Heptathela kikuyai Schwendinger & Ono, 2011: 613, f. 44-45 (m).
Heptathela kikuyai Xu et al., 2019b: 12, f. 6A-K (mf).

Liphistius kimurai Kishida, 1920b: 362, f. 1 (Dmf).
Heptathela kimurai Kishida, 1923: 236, f. 1-7 (f).
Heptathela kimurai Bristowe, 1933a: 1030, f. 8g, 9b.
Heptathela kimurai Sawaguti & Ozi, 1937: 116, f. 1-5 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1954b: 15, pl. I (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1955b: 35, f. 2.1-3 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1960: 19, f. 12 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1971: 19, f. 12 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Gertsch & Platnick, 1979: 5, f. 13-14.
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1979c: 1, f. 1 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1980c: 44, f. 1 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Haupt, 1983: 283, f. 1b, 7a-b, 9a, 11a, 12c, 13b-c (mf).
Heptathela kimurai Yoshikura, 1983: 63, f. 1-7 (mf).
Heptathela kimurai Haupt, 1984: 163, f. 2a (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yaginuma, 1986a: 1, f. 1.1 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yoshikura, 1987: 148, f. 20.3A, 20.14, 35.2A (mf).
Heptathela kimurai Chikuni, 1989b: 18, f. 1 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Ono, 1998: 14, f. 1-4 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Yoo & Kim, 2002a: 27, f. 46 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Haupt, 2003: 69, f. 50A-B, 52M-N, 54A-H, 62L (mf).
Heptathela kimurai Ono, 2009a: 81, f. 4, 68-74 (mf).
Heptathela kimurai Schwendinger & Ono, 2011: 614, f. 46-47 (m).
Heptathela kimurai Xu et al., 2015a: 133, f. 20-21 (f).
Heptathela kimurai Xu et al., 2019b: 15, f. 1A-B, 2D, 7A-D (f; N.B.: m presumably unknown, but not all published and figured males are discussed).

Heptathela kojima Xu et al., 2019b: 23, f. 11A-K (Dmf).

Heptathela kubayama Xu et al., 2019b: 34, f. 17A-D (Df).

Heptathela mae Xu et al., 2019b: 35, f. 18A-D (Df).

Heptathela otoha Xu et al., 2019b: 36, f. 19A-D (Df).

Heptathela shuri Xu et al., 2019b: 38, f. 20A-D (Df).

Heptathela sumiyo Xu et al., 2019b: 25, f. 2I-J, 12A-K (Dmf).

Heptathela tokashiki Xu et al., 2019b: 38, f. 21A-D (Df).

Heptathela uken Xu et al., 2019b: 27, f. 13A-M (Dmf).

Heptathela unten Xu et al., 2019b: 40, f. 22A-D, 23A-F (Dmf).

Heptathela yakushimaensis Ono, 1998: 23, f. 27-32 (Dmf).
Heptathela kimurai yakushimaensis Haupt, 2003: 69, f. 54M, 52I (mf).
Heptathela yakushimaensis Ono, 2009a: 83, f. 85-90 (mf).
Heptathela yakushimaensis Xu et al., 2019b: 16, f. 8A-M (mf).

Heptathela kimurai yanbaruensis Haupt, 1983: 284, f. 7c-d, 12d, 13d, 13f (Dmf).
Heptathela kimurai yanbaruensis Haupt, 1984: 166, f. 7 (f).
Heptathela kimurai yanbaruensis Haupt, 2003: 69, f. 49C-D, 53F-I, K, 54P-U, 55.4-6, 62H (mf).
Heptathela yanbaruensis Ono, 2009a: 80, f. 53-59 (mf, elevated to species).
Heptathela yanbaruensis Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014: 68, f. 4H-J (m).
Heptathela yanbaruensis Nagano, 2018: 12, f. 2-3 (f).
Heptathela yanbaruensis Xu et al., 2019b: 30, f. 2N-O, 14A-K (mf).