Holothele

Holothele
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Holothele
Karsch, 1879[1]

Holothele is a genus of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in the West Indies and northern South America.[1]

Species

As of April 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

  • Holothele culebrae (Petrunkevitch, 1929) – Puerto Rico
  • Holothele denticulata (Franganillo, 1930) – Cuba
  • Holothele incei (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Trinidad, Venezuela
  • Holothele longipes (L. Koch, 1875) – Venezuela
  • Holothele ludwigi (Strand, 1907) – Venezuela
  • Holothele recta Karsch, 1879T – Venezuela
  • Holothele rondoni (Lucas & Bücherl, 1972) – Brazil
  • Holothele sanguiniceps (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Trinidad, Venezuela
  • Holothele sericea (Simon, 1903) – Hispaniola
  • Holothele shoemakeri (Petrunkevitch, 1926) – Costa Rica, St. Thomas
  • Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005 – Guadeloupe
  • Holothele vellardi Rudloff, 1997 – Venezuela

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Holothele Karsch, 1879", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-04-11


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