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Genus: Caribothele Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025 | Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

Caribothele sulfurensis (Maréchal, 2005)

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039501

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Described:

Distribution: Guadeloupe

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France f (AR 14018) - (Maréchal, 2005)
Allotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France m (AR 14018) - (Maréchal, 2005)

Taxonomic References

Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005: 212, f. 1A-D, 2A-B, 3A-B, 4A-B (Dmf) Original description

Caribothele sulfurensis Sherwood et al., 2025e: 107, f. 5A-H, 6A-E (m, T from Holothele)

References

Maréchal, P. (2005). Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Holothele (Arachnida, Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) de Guadeloupe (Antilles françaises) et commentaires sur la répartition du genre. Zoosystema 27: 211-218. -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P., Rollard, C., Leguin, E.-A. & Privet, K. (2025e). Hidden treasures of the Caribbean: two new genera and one new species of Lesser Antillean ischnocoline spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Natura Somogyiensis 46: 99-116. doi: 10.24394/NatSom.2025.46.99 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-11-05	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood et al., 2025e
2025-11-05	Species transferred to new genus	Sherwood et al., 2025e		Species transferred from Holothele to Caribothele