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 <small>(Shimojana & Haupt, 1998)</small> â Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
- Vacrothele baiseensis <small>Zheng, Zhao & Yang, 2025</small> â China
- Vacrothele digitata <small>(Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020)</small> â China
- Vacrothele emei <small>(Lin & Li, 2021)</small> â China
- Vacrothele fuyuanensis <small>Zheng, Zhao & Yang, 2025</small> â China
- Vacrothele hunanica <small>(Zhu & Song, 2000)</small> â China
- Vacrothele jiangkouensis <small>Zheng, Zhao & Yang, 2025</small> â China
- Vacrothele meitanensis <small>Zhang, Zheng & Yang, 2025</small> â China
- Vacrothele palpator <small>(Pocock, 1901)</small> â China, Hong Kong
- Vacrothele pseudohunanica <small>Tang, Wu, Zhao & Yang, 2022</small> â China
- Vacrothele taiwanensis <small>(Shimojana & Haupt, 1998)</small> â Taiwan
- Vacrothele uncata <small>Tang, Wu, Zhao & Yang, 2022</small> â China
- Vacrothele yaginumai <small>(Shimojana & Haupt, 1998)</small> â Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
- Vacrothele yunnanica <small>(Zhu & Song, 2000)</small> â China
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