Loureedia
| Loureedia | |
|---|---|
| Male L. annulipes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Loureedia Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| L. annulipes (Lucas, 1857)
| |
Loureedia is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by J. A. Miller in 2012.[2][1] This genus of velvet spiders that live underground are named after Lou Reed, songwriter, guitarist and singer for the Velvet Underground. In 2020, researchers discovered the fourth species, L. phoenixi, in Iran; it is named after Joaquin Phoenix.[3]
L. annulipes was formerly considered a member of Eresus.
Species
- L. annulipes (Lucas, 1857) – Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel
- L. colleni Henriques, Miñano & Pérez-Zarcos, 2018 – Spain
- L. lucasi (Simon, 1873) – Morocco, Algeria
- L. melanconi Szűts & Zamani, 2026 – Saudi Arabia
- L. phoenixi Zamani et Marusik, 2020 – Iran
See also
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References
- ^ a b "Gen. Loureedia Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012". World Spider Catalog Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ Miller, J. A.; et al. (2012). "The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". ZooKeys (195): 1–144. doi:10.3897/zookeys.195.2342. PMC 3361087. PMID 22679386.
- ^ Weisberger, Mindy (27 June 2020). "Scientists discover spider wearing 'Joker' makeup, name it after Batman villain". Live Science. Retrieved 27 June 2020.