This species is 36% complete

Ceratogyrus attonitifer Engelbrecht, 2019

Angola ♀

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Ceratogyrus attonitifer

Described By: Engelbrecht, 2019
Researcher Profile: Ian Engelbrecht
Genus: Ceratogyrus
Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin root attonit–, meaning astonishment or fascination, and the suffix –fer, bearer of or carrier, and refers to the astonishment felt by the authors at the discovery of this remarkable species.
Original Type Locality: Moxico, Angola

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New collection records for Theraphosidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae) in Angola, with the description of a remarkable new species of Ceratogyrus

John M. Midgley, Ian Engelbrecht ,2019
During 2015 and 2016 several baboon spider specimens (Araneae: Theraphosidae) were collected in central Angola during surveys undertaken for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These collections represent range and habitat extensions for Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897, Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897 and Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884. The new species Ceratogyrus attonitifer sp. n. is described from female specimens and the distribution of genera mapped. Central and eastern Angola is severely under sampled for theraphosid spiders, with every species collected during the survey either being potentially new to science or representing a significant range extension for the genus.
African Invertebrates 60(1): 1-13
- Ceratogyrus attonitifer

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