Ceratogyrus sanderi Strand, 1906

Common name: Namibia Horned Baboon

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Strand, E. (1906). Tropischafrikanische Spinnen des Kgl. Naturalien-kabinetts in Stuttgart. Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Würtbg. 62.

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Distribution

NamibiaZimbabwe

Type Locality: Windhoek, Namibia

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 6 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Adult males collected

Of 6 adult males, 4 of 6 (67%) fall in the six wettest months, and 1 of 6 (17%) in the six warmest. Collections peak in April. The wetter half of the year is much the closer fit here.

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Windhoek, Namibia. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 1566 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Specimen Records (27)

AMGS 99246 Namibia

Okahandja (=Data Notes: OK)

October 1929 · col. Bradfield, R.

24 miles west of Okahandja

TM 7498 Namibia

Waterberg.Otjiwarongo, 2017AD

May 1937

immature

SMN 35018 ♀ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

November 1964

SMN 35172 ♀ Namibia

Retreat. Okahandja

November 1964

TM 7412 ♀ Namibia

Omatjenne. 2016AD

June 1964

SMN 35009 ♂ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

April 1965

SMN 35206 ♂ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

April 1965

SMN 35171 ♀ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

April 1965

SMN 3 5 0 1 2 ♂ Namibia

Daan Viljoen Park, W indhoek, 2217CA

June 1965

SMN 35207 ♀ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

February 1966

CAS no number Namibia

15 mi. South-west of W indhoek, 2217CA

December 1966

immature

AMGS 98967 South Africa

Grahamstown (=Legacy Locality Information: South Africa, Eastern Cape; 33° 18' 36,5'' S 26° 30' 29,46'' E)

March 1967 · col. Jenson , M.

NM 11538 Namibia

Spitzkoppen. Maltahohe, 2416AB

February 1969

immature

SMN 35827 ♀ Namibia

Suiderhof, Windhoek, 2217CA

December 1973

NM Z/A 1271 ♂ Namibia

Bellerode farm , W indhoek 2217CA

March 1975

SMN 36344 ♂ Namibia

Glynberg 327, W indhoek, 2217CA

June 1977

SMN 36401 ♂ Namibia

Colorado P l.l Glynberg 327, Windhoek, 2217CA

April 1978

SMN 36454 ♀ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

February 1982

SMN 40759 ♀ Namibia

Halali, 1916BA!

March 1987

SMN35270 ♂ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

SMN 35269 ♂ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

SMN 35014 ♀ Namibia

Windhoek, 2217CA

NM 8838 ♀ Namibia

Kamanjab, 1914DB

NM 11522 Namibia

Sandamap Farm, Karibib, 2115CD

immature

NM 16008. 7.11.1969 Namibia

Portsmul, Hakos M ountains. 3316AD

immature .

AMGS 99247 Namibia

Wilhelmstal (=)

AMGS 99249 Zimbabwe

Matetsi (=)

Bibliography (1)

Strand, E. (1906). Tropischafrikanische Spinnen des Kgl. Naturalien-kabinetts in Stuttgart. Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Würtbg. 62.

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