Jotus karllagerfeldi
| Jotus karllagerfeldi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Jotus |
| Species: | J. karllagerfeldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Jotus karllagerfeldi Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 | |
Jotus karllagerfeldi is a species of jumping spider of the genus Jotus described in 2019.[1] The name of the species karllagerfeldi was chosen as the black and white spider was "reminiscent of the signature look" of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.[2] The spider was found near Lake Broadwater, a lake near Dalby, Queensland.[3]
References
- ^ Baehr, Barbara C.; Schubert, Joseph; Harms, Danilo (2019). "The Brushed Jumping Spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Jotus L. Koch, 1881) from Eastern Australia". Evolutionary Systematics. 3 (1): 53–73. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.3.34496.
- ^ "Karl Lagerfeld spider among new Australian species identified by arachnologists". The Guardian. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Wurth, Robyn (2 July 2019). "Scientists discover tiny spider species". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2 July 2019.