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).