Vacrothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae. It was first described by Tang & Yang in 2022.
Distribution Most species are endemic to China, with some found in Japan and Taiwan.
Species , this genus includes fourteen species:
Vacrothele amamiensis (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands) Vacrothele baiseensis Zheng, Zhao & Yang, 2025 – China Vacrothele digitata (Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020) – China Vacrothele emei (Lin & Li, 2021) – China Vacrothele fuyuanensis Zheng, Zhao & Yang, 2025 – China Vacrothele hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) – China Vacrothele jiangkouensis Zheng, Zhao & Yang, 2025 – China Vacrothele meitanensis Zhang, Zheng & Yang, 2025 – China Vacrothele palpator (Pocock, 1901) – China, Hong Kong Vacrothele pseudohunanica Tang, Wu, Zhao & Yang, 2022 – China Vacrothele taiwanensis (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) – Taiwan Vacrothele uncata Tang, Wu, Zhao & Yang, 2022 – China Vacrothele yaginumai (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands) Vacrothele yunnanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) – China
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