The specific name honours the painter and curator of Zoology at the British Museum, Natural History, Guy Coburn Robson (1888-1945), and the species was named by the Irish naturalist Annie Massy (1868-1931).
The specific name pays tribute to the painter and curator of Zoology at the British Museum, Natural History, Guy Coburn Robson (1888-1945), and the species was designated by the Irish naturalist Annie Massy (1868-1931).