Bowie is a genus of Ctenidae that was described by Peter Jäger in 2022.[1] The genus was named after the English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie and currently encompasses 107 species, 55 of which were named after elements from David Bowie's musical catalogue.[2][1]

Bowie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Bowie
Jäger, 2022
Type species
Bowie rebelrebel
Jäger, 2022
Species

107, see text

Species edit

As of October 2022, the genus contains 107 species that occur from the Himalayas to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia:[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jäger, Peter (2022-08-04). "Bowie gen. nov., a diverse lineage of ground-dwelling spiders occurring from the Himalayas to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia (Araneae: Ctenidae: Cteninae)". Zootaxa. 5170 (1): 1–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5170.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 36095418.
  2. ^ Ashworth, James (8 August 2022). "New group of spiders named after David Bowie and his back catalogue". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Gen. Bowie Jäger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 13 October 2022.