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

By

Midgley, John M.
Engelbrecht, Ian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-2-6

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

60

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1--13

Subjects

Arachnida , Biodiversity , Ceratogyrus , Phoneyusa , Pterinochilus , survey , taxonomy , Theraphosidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Council of the Natal Museum 2001-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.32141

 

Abstract

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 Ceratogyrusattonitifersp. 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.