Loureedia phoenixi Zamani & Marusik, 2020 — a new species of velvet spiders that named after the American actor, producer and animal rights activist Joaquin Phoenix in recognition of his praised portrayal of the title character in the 2019 movie “Joker” and as a reference to the male abdominal pattern of the new species, which resembles the famous facial makeup of the character.
Loureedia phoenixi is described and illustrated based on two male specimens from Alborz Province of Iran, and its distribution is mapped based on the type locality and photographic records. These records represent the easternmost distribution limit of the genus.
#Loureedia_phoenixi Zamani & Marusik, 2020, a new species of #velvet_spiders from Iran that we named after #Joaquin_Phoenix, in recognition of his performance as #Joker, and as a reference to the similarity between the abdominal pattern of this spider and Joker’s facial makeup. pic.twitter.com/0oadc2IY9S
— Alireza Zamani (@Persian_spiders) June 19, 2020
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