Ricinoides atewa is a ricinuleid of the Ricinoididae family found in Ghana.

[1][2] It is known to inhabit evergreen forests in eastern Ghana, including the Atewa Range Forest Reserve from which it takes its specific epithet.

It is a dark reddish brown arachnid densely covered in short, translucent setae with a broad cucullus.

At 9.63 mm long, Ricinoides atewa is one of the world's largest ricinuleids, part of a group of nine West African species referred to as the 'giant' ricinuleids.

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