Loureedia Explained

Loureedia is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by J. A. Miller in 2012.^[1], it contained four species: L. annulipes, L. colleni, L. lucasi and L. phoenixi.^[2] 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.

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

Notes and References

1. Miller. J. A.. etal. 2012. The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae).. ZooKeys. 1–144. 195. 10.3897/zookeys.195.2342. 22679386. 3361087. free.
2. Gen. Loureedia Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012. World Spider Catalog Version 21.0. 2020-07-24 . Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Web site: Weisberger. Mindy. 27 June 2020. Scientists discover spider wearing 'Joker' makeup, name it after Batman villain. 27 June 2020. Live Science.