Jotus karllagerfeldi

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|taxon = Jotus karllagerfeldi

|authority = Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019

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Jotus karllagerfeldi is a species of jumping spider of the genus Jotus described in 2019.{{cite journal |last1=Baehr |first1=Barbara C. |last2=Schubert |first2=Joseph |last3=Harms |first3=Danilo |title=The Brushed Jumping Spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Jotus L. Koch, 1881) from Eastern Australia |journal=Evolutionary Systematics |date=2019 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=53–73 |doi=10.3897/evolsyst.3.34496|doi-access=free }} 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.{{cite news |title=Karl Lagerfeld spider among new Australian species identified by arachnologists |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/02/karl-lagerfeld-spider-among-new-australian-species-identified-by-arachnologists |accessdate=2 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=2 July 2019}} The spider was found near Lake Broadwater, a lake near Dalby, Queensland.{{cite news |last1=Wurth |first1=Robyn |title=Scientists discover tiny spider species |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6253455/scientists-discover-tiny-spider-species/ |accessdate=2 July 2019 |work=The Canberra Times |publisher=Australian Community Media |date=2 July 2019}}

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Category:Salticidae

Category:Arachnids of Queensland

Category:Spiders described in 2019

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