Dobarakuku
| Dobarakuku | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Dobarakuku Perlaza-Cruz, Espinosa, Albo, Labarque & Cabra-García, 2025[1] |
| Species: | D. ursus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dobarakuku ursus (Carico, 1976)[2] | |
Dobarakuku is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Pisauridae containing the single species, Dobarakuku ursus.[2]
The species was originally described as Tinus ursus. The male gives a nuptial gift during mating.[1]
Distribution
Dobarakuku ursus has been recorded from Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is from the Emberá language and means "river spider" (do: river, barakuku: spider).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Perlaza-Cruz, S.; Espinosa, M. F.; Albo, M. J.; Labarque, F. M.; Cabra-García, J. (2025). "A new monotypic, gift-giving spider genus from the Neotropical Pacific region: Dobarakuku gen. nov. (Araneae, Pisauridae)". Zootaxa. 5725 (3): 421–437. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.6.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Dobarakuku Perlaza-Cruz, Espinosa, Albo, Labarque & Cabra-García, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-26.