| Antembolus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Antembolus Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 20231 |
| Type species | |
| Lycosa elysae Tongiorgi, 1977
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| Species | |
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Antembolus is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders).2
Distribution
Antembolus is endemic to St. Helena, where two species have been recorded.2 A. elysae is only known from Prosperous Bay Plain, where it was recorded in 1967. A. ringens is only known from Haute Fisher's Valley, where it was collected in 1965.1
Description
The genus is only known from male specimens. A. elysae has a body length of 8 mm, A. ringens around 4 mm.1
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of "anterior" and "embolus".1
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:2
- Antembolus elysae (Tongiorgi, 1977) – St. Helena
- Antembolus ringens (Tongiorgi, 1977) – St. Helena
References
References
- Sherwood, D.; Henrard, A.; Logunov, D. V.; Fowler, L. (2023). "Saint Helenian wolf spiders, with description of two new genera and three new species (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Arachnology. 19 (5): 816–851. doi:10.13156/arac.2023.19.5.816.
- "Gen. Antembolus Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.