Loureedia

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Loureedia
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Male L. annulipes
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Eresidae
Genus: Loureedia
Miller et al., 2012[1]
Species:
L. annulipes
Binomial name
Loureedia annulipes
(Lucas, 1857)[1]
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Loureedia is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Eresidae, containing a single species, Loureedia annulipes, found in the Mediterranean (Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Israel).[1][2]

Name

Being a velvet spider that lives underground, the genus was named after musician Lou Reed, lead singer of the group Velvet Underground. L. annulipes was formerly considered a member of Eresus.

See also

References

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