Ceroma ornatum Karsch 1885

Harms, Danilo & Dupérré, Nadine, 2018, An annotated type catalogue of the camel spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, Zootaxa 4375 (1), pp. 1-58 : 15

Ceroma ornatum Karsch 1885

Fig. 6D–F

Karsch 1885: 137, figs 8, 9 (as Ceroma ornatum nov. spec.)

Type locality and specimens. ♀. Aus der Ebene am Longidoberge, Massai-Land.

Dimensions. Long. 22–23mm [14.01; 18.51].

Oldest label. Ceroma ornatum Karsch , ♀ Typus, G. A. Fisher l., Soc. Geogr d. V.94, Ebene am Longidberge, Massailand ( Kraepelin handwriting).

Additional label. Mus . Hamburg. Ceroma ornatum Karsch , 1♀ —Typus—Massailand. Roewer revid. 1932 — No. 8487 (Roewer handwriting).

Type material. Holotype ♀ (ZMH-A0000170).

Collection remarks. The German ‘Massai-Land’ refers to the area occupied by the Massai people, spanning the region south of Nairobi in southern Kenya down to the Kiteto District in northern Tanzania. Nevertheless, the type locality refers to the flatlands at the base of Mount Longido in northern Tanzania, which Fischer passed on his journey back to the coast.

Current systematic position. Ceromidae , Ceroma ornatum Karsch 1885 .

Figures

FIGURE 6. A–C. Ceroma focki Kraepelin 1914, male holotype. D–F. Ceroma ornatum Karsch 1885, female holotype. A. Dorsalview.B. Ventral view.C. Left chelicera,external view. D. Left chelicera, external view.E. Dorsal view.F. Ventral view.