Hidden treasures of the Caribbean: two new genera and one new species of Lesser Antillean ischnocoline spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., Rollard, C., Leguin, E. & Privet, K. (2025). Natura Somogyiensis 46: 99-116.

Original paper DOI: 10.24394/NatSom.2025.46.99

Authors

Danniella Sherwood Danniella SherwoodRay Gabriel Ray GabrielPedro J. Peñaherrera Romero Pedro J. Peñaherrera Romero Christine Rollard Elise-Anne Leguin Kaïna Privet

Abstract

The new genus Caribothele gen. nov. is described to house its type species Caribothele culebrae (Petrunkevitch, 1929) comb. nov., from Puerto Rico, transferred from Holothele Karsch, 1879. Another new genus, Encantarana gen. nov. is described to house Encantarana hamiltoni gen. et sp. nov. based on both sexes, also from Puerto Rico, and is presently monotypic. Four other species misplaced in Holothele Karsch, 1879 are transferred to Caribothele gen. nov., creating the following new combinations: Caribothele denticulata (Franganillo, 1930) comb. nov., Caribothele maddeni (Esposito & Agnarsson, 2014) comb. nov., Caribothele shoemakeri (Petrunkevitch, 1926) comb. nov., and Caribothele sulfurensis (Marechal, 2005) comb. nov.

Species (6)

Caribothele culebraeCaribothele denticulataCaribothele maddeniCaribothele shoemakeriCaribothele sulfurensisEncantarana hamiltoni