Fortalezius excellens Roewer, 1947: 32

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Fortalezius excellens Roewer, 1947: 32 , pl. 12, fig. 103.

Type data: Holotype: Brazil. Ceará: Fortaleza , [–3.81059°, –38.53147°], 1 ♂ ( SMF RII 1493 /8. examined by photograph).

Diagnosis: Acantholibitia excelens differs from A. biocellata by having paramedian spots occupying laterals of areas I and II ( Fig. 16A ). Differs from the other members of the genus by having paramedian spines in area IV longer than those of areas I and III ( Fig. 16A ).

Distribution: Only known from its type locality, which is in the Caatinga ecoregion of Fortaleza City (Ceará, Brazil, Fig. 10 ).

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Figure 10. Map of known distribution of Acantholibitia. Numbers correspond to the following WWF ecoregions:1 = Cerrado, 2 = Bahia interior forest, 3 = Maranhão Babaçu forest, 4 = Caatinga Enclaves moist forest, 5 = Caatinga, 6 = Pernambuco interior forest, 7 = Pernambuco coastal forest.

Figure 16. Acantholibitia excellens, male holotype (SMF RII 1493/8). A, dorsal view. B, original label. Photo courtesy Abel Pérez.