Ceratogyrus attonitifer Engelbrecht, 2019

♀ Female described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Midgley, J. M. & Engelbrecht, I. (2019). New collection records for Theraphosidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae) in Angola, with the description of a remarkable new species of Ceratogyrus. African Invertebrates 60(1): 1-13.

Distribution

Angola

Type Locality: Moxico, Angola

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.