In synonymy:
Nemesiothele Dalmas, 1920 = Brachythele Ausserer, 1871 (Raven, 1985a: 96)

type Mygale icterica C. L. Koch, 1838; gender feminine

N.B.: transferred from Dipluridae to Nemesiidae and considered a senior synonym of Nemesiothele Dalmas, 1920 by Raven, 1985a: 96.

Transferred to other genera:
Brachythele anomala Schenkel, 1950 -- see Calisoga
Brachythele birulai Spassky, 1937 -- see Anemesia
Brachythele capensis Ausserer, 1871 -- see Hermacha
Brachythele chinensis Kulczyński, 1901 -- see Sinopesa
Brachythele fedotovi Charitonov, 1946 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele ferghanensis Zonstein, 1984 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele incursa Chamberlin, 1916 -- see Acanthogonatus
Brachythele karatauvi Andreeva, 1968 -- see Anemesia
Brachythele keithi Chamberlin, 1916 -- see Linothele
Brachythele kopetdaghensis Fet, 1984 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele longitarsis Simon, 1891 -- see Calisoga
Brachythele micropa Ausserer, 1871 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele niedermeyeri Brignoli, 1972 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele pontica Spassky, 1937 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele recki Mcheidze, 1983 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele redikorzevi Spassky, 1937 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele theveneti Simon, 1891 -- see Calisoga
Brachythele virgata Simon, 1891 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele xizangensis Hu & Li, 1987 -- see Raveniola
Brachythele zaitzevi Charitonov, 1948 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele bentzieni Zonstein, 2007: 15, f. 1-8 (Dm).
Brachythele bentzieni Le Peru, 2011: 87, f. 38 (m).

Nemesia denieri Simon, 1916a: 273 (Dm).
Nemesia denieri Fage, 1921a: 173, f. 1 (m).
Nemesiothele denieri Drensky, 1937: 269, f. 7-8 (m).
Brachythele denieri Lazarov, Deltshev & Blagoev, 2001: 8, f. 3-4 (Tm from Nemesia, after Drensky, 1937).
Brachythele denieri Le Peru, 2011: 88, f. 39 (m).

Mygale icterica C. L. Koch, 1838: 22, f. 351 (Dm).
Trechona icterica C. L. Koch, 1850: 74.
Eurypelma icterica Simon, 1864: 67.
Brachythele icterica Ausserer, 1871a: 174 (m).
Brachythele icterica Giltay, 1932: 7, f. 3 (Df).

Brachythele incerta Ausserer, 1871a: 175 (Df).

Brachythele langourovi Lazarov, 2005b: 189, f. 1-5 (Dmf).
Brachythele langourovi Le Peru, 2011: 88, f. 42 (mf).
Brachythele langourovi Naumova, Hristovski & Hristov, 2016: 505, f. 2B (f).

Brachythele media Kulczyński, in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 283 (Df).
Brachythele (?) media Polenec, 1978a: 371, f. 1-3 (Dm).
Brachythele media Le Peru, 2011: 88, f. 43 (m).
Brachythele media Naumova, Hristovski & Hristov, 2016: 505, f. 2A, 3A-B (f).

Brachythele speculatrix Kulczyński, in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 285 (Dj).

Nemesiothele varrialei Dalmas, 1920a: 61 (Dm).
Brachythele varrialei Raven, 1985a: 96, f. 85-91 (m).
Brachythele varrialei Le Peru, 2011: 89, f. 45 (m).