Loureedia is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by J. A. Miller in 2012.[2] As of July 2020[update], it contained four species: L. annulipes, L. colleni, L. lucasi and L. phoenixi.[1] This genus of velvet spiders that live underground are named after Lou Reed, guitarist and singer for the Velvet Underground. In 2020, researchers discovered the fourth species, L. phoenixi, in Iran.[3]
| Loureedia | |
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| Male L. annulipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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)
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L. annulipes was formerly considered a member of Eresus.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "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.