Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch

Abracadabrella is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) whose species appear to mimic flies.

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species of arachnid

Hadronyche is a genus of venomous Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980, then to the Atracidae in 2018.

Astia is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders containing the single species, Astia hariola. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879, and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland. They are noticeable by the patterns on the dorsal surface of the abdomen that are either a creamy white or orange pale patch.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Spider that doesn't build webs

Jotus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia.

Arbanitis is a genus of Australian armoured trapdoor spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1874.

Aname is a genus of mygalomorph spiders. It is endemic to Australia. The spiders, as well as some in closely related genera, are also known as wishbone spiders. It was first described by Ludwig Koch in 1873.

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species of arachnid

genus of arachnids

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Opisthoncus is a genus of South Pacific jumping spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1880. There are still many Australian species that have not yet been described.

species of arachnid

Habronestes is a genus of ant spiders, known for their combination of myrmecomorphy and myrmecophagy. It contains 50 species, all found only in Australia. It was first described by Ludwig Koch in 1872, and has since been revised by Barbara Baehr in 2003.

Perenethis is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1878.

Centrothele is a genus of South Pacific white tailed spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1873. Originally placed with the Corinnidae, it was moved to the Lamponidae in 2000.

subspecies of centipede

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Trittame is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders first described by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1874. It is endemic to Australia.

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species of arachnid

Ischalea is a genus of intertidal spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. it contains three species, found in Mauritius, on Madagascar, and the Polynesian Islands: I. incerta, I. longiceps, and I. spinipes. Originally placed with the Pisauridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiidae in 1973, and to the Desidae after a 2017 genetic study.

Zachria is a genus of Australian huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875. it contains two species, found in New South Wales and Western Australia: Z. flavicoma and Z. oblonga. It is not a senior synonym of Eodelena.

Garypus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Garypidae. It was described by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1873. The species are found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas, where they occupy supralittoral and littoral zones in seashore habitats.

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Lagnus is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. It occurs only in the Philippines and Fiji.

Prychia is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.

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Olpium is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Olpiidae family. It was described in 1873 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.

Dictis is a genus of spitting spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.

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species of arachnid

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species of pseudoscorpions

species of pseudoscorpions

species of pseudoscorpions

species of pseudoscorpions

Rhombonotus is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Rhombonotus gracilis. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879, and is found only in Queensland. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "rhumbo", meaning "rhombus", and "notos", meaning "back". The species name is from Latin gracilis, meaning "slender".