Loxosceles coheni
| Loxosceles coheni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. coheni |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles coheni | |
Loxosceles coheni is a species of spider in the Sicariidae family native to Iran, described in 2021.[2] The species is named after the Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen.[3][4]
References
- ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog".
- ^ Zamani, Alireza; Mirshamsi, Omid; Marusik, Yuri M. (2021). "'Burning Violin': The Medically Important Spider Genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Iran, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan, with Two New Species". Journal of Medical Entomology. 58 (2): 666–675. doi:10.1093/jme/tjaa257. PMID 33300575.
- ^ "New Species of Recluse Spider Named for Leonard Cohen". 8 January 2021.
- ^ "New-To-Science Spider Named After Leonard Cohen". 21 December 2020.