Ochyrocera ungoliant

Ochyrocera ungoliant is a species of spiders of the genus Ochyrocera. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after Ungoliant, an evil spider spirit created by J.R.R. Tolkien, described in the book The Silmarillion.[1]

Ochyrocera ungoliant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ochyroceratidae
Genus: Ochyrocera
Species:
O. ungoliant
Binomial name
Ochyrocera ungoliant
Brescovit, Cizauskas & Mota, 2018

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