First Records of Spiders Representing at Least Three Newly Documented Genera for The Bahamas

Biodiversity supports resiliency of ecosystems, and predators such as spiders assist with the health of ecosystems. Given the high diversity of spiders, this group of arachnids is relatively poorly understood, especially across biologically diverse regions such as the West Indies. Five species of spiders representing the genera Tmarus, Anasaitis, Habronattus, and possibly Corythalia are reported for the first time from The Bahamas, all of which are new genera records for The Bahamas.