Loureedia

Loureedia
Male L. annulipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)
Species[1]

Loureedia is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by J. A. Miller in 2012.[2] As of July 2020, 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]

L. annulipes was formerly considered a member of Eresus.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Weisberger, Mindy (27 June 2020). "Scientists discover spider wearing 'Joker' makeup, name it after Batman villain". Live Science. Retrieved 27 June 2020.