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Spintharus leonardodicaprioi

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Spintharus leonardodicaprioi is a species of theridiid spider. It is found in the Dominican Republic and was named after the actor Leonardo DiCaprio for his environmental activism. It was named alongside several other Spintharus species whose specific epithets honored celebrities, and it received media coverage from around the world due to its name.

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{{cite journal|last1=Agnarsson|first1=Ingi|last2=Van Patten|first2=Chloe|last3=Sargeant|first3=Lily|last4=Chomitz|first4=Ben|last5=Dziki|first5=Austin|last6=Binford|first6=Greta J.|title=A radiation of the ornate Caribbean 'smiley-faced spiders', with descriptions of 15 new species (Araneae: Theridiidae, Spintharus)|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|date=2018|volume=182|issue=4|pages=772–774|doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx056}}

{{cite journal|last1=Mammola|first1=Stefano|last2=Michalik|first2=Peter|last3=Hebets|first3=Eileen A.|last4=Isaia|first4=Marco|title=Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them|journal=PeerJ|date=2017|volume=5|issue=e3972|pages=12–13|doi=10.7717/peerj.3972|pmid=29104823 |pmc=5668680 |doi-access=free}}

{{cite journal|author1=World Spider Catalog|title=Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten & Agnarsson, 2018|url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/56548/Spintharus_leonardodicaprioi|website=World Spider Catalog|publisher=Natural History Museum|accessdate=3 May 2018|doi=10.24436/2|date=2018|location=Bern|version=19.0}}

{{cite news|title=Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Leonardo DiCaprio get their own spider species|url=http://www.dw.com/en/barack-obama-bernie-sanders-leonardo-dicaprio-get-their-own-spider-species/a-40695104|accessdate=4 May 2018|work=Deutsche Welle|date=26 September 2017|language=en}}

{{cite news|title=New spider species named after Obamas, DiCaprio|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/new-spider-species-named-after-obamas-dicaprio/article9876168.ece|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=27 September 2017|language=en}}

{{cite news|last1=Goenka|first1=Himanshu|title=15 New Smiley-Faced Spider Species Named After Leonardo DiCaprio, Bernie Sanders, Others|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/15-new-smiley-faced-spider-species-named-after-leonardo-dicaprio-bernie-sanders-2594034|work=International Business Times|date=26 September 2017}}

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  • {{cite web|last1=Browna|first1=Joshua E.|title=Discovery: Bernie Sanders Spider. Undergrads find new spider species—name them after Obamas, Leonardo DiCaprio|url=http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=news&storyID=25010&category=ucommall|website=University Communications|publisher=The University of Vermont|accessdate=28 September 2017|date=26 September 2017|type=Press release}}

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Category:Spiders described in 2018

Category:Arthropods of the Dominican Republic

Category:Theridiidae

Category:Leonardo DiCaprio

Category:Spiders of the Caribbean