Orientothele gen. nov. is here placed in the subfamily Diplurinae based on the presence of one row of teeth on the chelicerae. The new genus and species can be diagnosed from most diplurid genera in lacking lyra on the prolateral face of the maxilla, paired claw with one row of teeth, maxilla with numerous cuspules, scopulae absent on all legs, and spermathecae consists of two elongate stalks with bulbous receptacles at their tips which are bent inwards. Male unknown.