Spintharus davidbowiei
Appearance
Spintharus davidbowiei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Spintharus |
Species: | S. davidbowiei
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Binomial name | |
Spintharus davidbowiei Agnarsson & Chomitz, 2018
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Spintharus davidbowiei is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in Mexico.[1] It is one of 15 new species described in 2018. About its naming, the authors wrote: "The species epithet honours the great artist David Bowie who passed away prematurely in 2016, but whose music will continue to inspire the generations to come."[2]
References
- ^ https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3541 NMBE
- ^ Agnarsson, I.; Van Patten, C.; Sargeant, L.; Chomitz, B.; Dziki, A. & Binford, G.J. (2018), "A radiation of the ornate Caribbean 'smiley-faced spiders', with descriptions of 15 new species (Araneae: Theridiidae, Spintharus)", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 182 (4): 758–790, doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx056