taxonID	type	description	language	source
B55C7B1AED6E8D74FE10A153D3A0F8F0.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Eresus annulipes Lucas, 1857, Patria ignota (unknown site).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6E8D74FE10A153D3A0F8F0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The most diagnostic character of the genus is the bifid conductor of the male palp (Figure 4). See also Miller et al. [1].	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6E8D74FE10A153D3A0F8F0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East (east to Iran) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6D8D7BFE10A1C9D383FEE8.taxon	description	Figure 1 A, B, Figures 2 E, 4 C, 5, 6 C, 7 C and 8 C.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6D8D7BFE10A1C9D383FEE8.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: male (AR 5391, NMHN), Patria Ignota (unknown site) (not examined). Other examined material. One male (HUJ Ara 16551), ISRAEL: Southern District: Negev desert, 1 km north of Kibbutz Retamim, 29. X. 2016 (leg. Reut A. Ein-Gil).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6D8D7BFE10A1C9D383FEE8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male palp of L. annulipes (Figures 4 C, 6 C, 7 C and 8 C) is most similar to that of L. colleni (Figures 4 F, 6 F, 7 F and 8 F), with the retrolateral arm of the conductor being much longer than the prolateral arm and bearing a gradual curvature and a blunt tip (see Figure 4 C, F). The male of L. annulipes can be distinguished from that of L. colleni by the wider stem of the conductor (Figure 4 C), bearing a distinct concavity on the mesal margin (Figure 4 C) vs. a narrower stem (Figure 4 F) with an almost straight mesal margin (Figure 4 F), the curved tip of the retrolateral arm (Figures 4 C, 6 C and 7 C) of the conductor, and the abdominal coloration pattern consisting of numerous white spots (Figure 1 A, B and Figure 2 E) and two longitudinal, interrupted yellowish stripes (Figures 1 B and 2 E) vs. one or two white semi-foliate patterns in some individuals in the form of two large patches (Figures 1 E and 2 A). The females of the two species can be differentiated by the epigynal fovea (i. e., the median lobe described by Miller et al. [1]), which is almost as long as it is wide in L. annulipes (see Miller et al. [1]: Fig 18 A) vs. longer than wide in L. colleni (see Henriques et al. [3]: Fig 9 C).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6D8D7BFE10A1C9D383FEE8.taxon	description	Description. Male. Habitus as in Figure 1 A, B and Figure 2 E. Total length: 8.01. Carapace: 4.40 long and 3.65 wide. Abdomen: 3.79 long and 3.20 wide. Eye sizes and inter-eye distances: AME 0.27, PME 0.23, ALE 0.12, PLE 0.12, AME – AME 0.34, and ALE – AME 0.93. The carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae, and maxillae dark brown. The carapace mostly covered with fine, long, black and shorter white and orange setae. The pars cephalica in most individuals with a localized triangular patch of red scales (absent in some individuals, see Miller et al. [1]: Fig 1 G). The center of the pars cephalica covered with orange setae, and the posterior part covered with fine white setae. Legs covered with thin black hairs, with distinct regions of white hairs at the joints of all segments, forming distinct white annulations. Abdomen velvet black; a foliate pattern with a black median elongated patch forming four pairs of elongated dots with orange markings on the inner parts and white markings on the outer parts. White patches unify at the posterior part of dorsum. Measurements of legs: I: 8.59 (2.99, 1.37, 1.71, 1.57, 0.94); II: 7.91 (2.47, 1.59, 1.41, 1.53, 0.89); III: 6.63 (2.31, 1.10, 1.21, 1.29, 0.70); IV: 9.56 (3.05, 1.82, 2.01, 1.77, 0.89). Palp as in Figures 4 C, 6 C, 7 C and 8 C. The stem of the conductor ca. 1.5 times longer than wide. The mesal and ectal margins of the conductor with slight curvatures. The retrolateral arm of the conductor ca. 2.5 times longer than the prolateral arm, and with blunt tip; prolateral arm with a pointed tip. Female. Deciphering the identity of females of this species is still in progress. Miller et al. [1] described the females based on both L. jerbae and L. annulipes specimens. The two females are indeed very similar, and comparative material is still being collected. Variation. The number of white patches on the dorsal surface of the abdomen varies, typically from four to six pairs. They may be connected to each other at their inner margins in some specimens. There is also variation in the width of the median black stripe and the extent of the orange markings. Some specimens have a white band on the anterior portion of the abdomen. Natural history. Known from the sandy dunes of the Negev desert (Figure 9 A, B). Phenology. The males are active during October – November.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED6D8D7BFE10A1C9D383FEE8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Reliably known only from Israel (Southern District) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED608D7CFE10A37FD525FBCF.taxon	description	Figures 1 E, 2 A, 4 E, 5, 6 F, 7 F, 8 F, 10 and 15.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED608D7CFE10A37FD525FBCF.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: male (MNCN), SPAIN: Andalucía: Granada province, 820 m a. s. l., 10. X. 2010 (leg. Carlos Jerez del Valle) (not examined). Other examined material. Two males and one female (HNHM 9207, 9209, and 9215), SPAIN: Andalucía: Almería Province, Sierra de Gádor, Vícar, 36 ◦ 49 Į 03.0 ĮĮ N, 2 ◦ 39 Į 14.1 ĮĮ W, 820 m a. s. l., 10. IX. 2017 (leg. Magali Fabregat).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED608D7CFE10A37FD525FBCF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species differs from all of its congeners by the black-and-white coloration pattern of the male (Figures 1 E and 2 A) vs. having yellowish to scarlet red abdominal patterns (see Figures 1 A – D and 2 B – F). The male palp of L. colleni (Figures 4 F, 6 F, 7 F and 8 F) is most similar to that of L. annulipes (Figure 4 C), as the prolateral arm of the conductor is much shorter than the retrolateral arm (Figure 4 F), which bears a gradual curvature (7 F). The male of L. colleni can be diagnosed by the narrower stem of the conductor (Figure 6 F), with an almost straight mesal margin (Figure 4 F). The female can be recognized by an epigynal fovea that is longer than it is wide (see Henriques et al. [3]: Fig 8 a).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED608D7CFE10A37FD525FBCF.taxon	description	Description. Male. Habitus as in Figures 1 E and 2 A. Total length: 6.43. Carapace: 3.35 long and 2.84 wide. Abdomen: 3.19 long and 2.55 wide. Eye sizes and inter-eye distances: AME 0.14, PME 0.16, ALE 0.04, PLE 0.08, AME – AME 0.30, and ALE – AME 0.76. The carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae, and maxillae black. Carapace mostly covered with long black setae and scattered shorter white setae. White setae localized densely on the pars thoracica and form a triangle on the pars cephalica (Figure 1 E). Legs covered with thick white hairs. Abdomen velvet black with a longitudinal median white foliate pattern bearing a distinct mediolateral lobe; the most anterior part of the folium merging and forming a distinct white spot. Measurements of legs: I: 7.15 (2.07, 1.16, 1.45, 1.43, 1.01); II: 6.33 (1.94, 1.19, 1.18, 1.22, 0.78); III: 5.44 (1.85, 0.80, 1.08, 1.01, 0.68); IV: 7.29 (2.32, 1.28, 1.56, 1.39, 0.71). Palp as in Figures 4 F, 6 F, 7 F and 8 F. The stem of the conductor ca. 1.5 times longer than wide. The mesal margin of the conductor almost straight, and the ectal margin with an apical invagination. The retrolateral arm of the conductor ca. 2.5 times longer than the prolateral arm, and both arms with blunt tips. Female. See Henriques et al. [3]. Variation. A wide array of abdominal pattern variations has already been illustrated [3]. The highest amount of variation occurs in the white foliate pattern, which may either be solid or form two large separate patches. Here, we examined two distinct color pattern forms (Figure 15 A, B). Minor variations also occur on the male palp; these are considered intraspecific variations, as the COI sequences of the two males were identical, whereas they were slightly different (99.965 % similarity) from that of the female. Natural history. The species’ habitat preference has already been described [3]. The examined specimens were collected on a hillside with south and south-east exposure in a semi-arid open area (Figure 9 D) with short, sparse vegetation. The vegetation in this area mainly consists of degraded bushes, tufts of thyme, thorny broom, Launaea arborescens, and Ononis natrix hispanica. The soil is mainly puddingstone, made up of the Alpujarride complex and Baetic / Penibaetic cordillera, covered with small flat stones. Several webs have been observed in multiple similar biotopes in Andalusia. This singular web pattern turned out to be common, and adult and juvenile specimens both constructed it (including those who were kept alive in captivity). The very discreet webs are located under small stones on the ground. This structure provides the spider with protection against the elements: mainly intense heat but also wind and rare precipitation. Hunting canopies are very short and simple compared to those woven by species of Eresus. The details of a retreat are illustrated in Figure 10 A – E. Sectional views of the canvas and lodge assembly (between the stone and the ground) are depicted in Figure 10 A, B. The main lodge, located below the surface of the stone, is the main living space. Females have been observed in captivity to consume their prey and sometimes molt or copulate (sharing this lodge with the male) in this area. Hunting behavior is mainly sit-and-wait. Vibration is received from the external radial silk lines. The periphery of this lodge consists of dense cribellate silk, mixed with small pieces of agglomerated soil, anchored both to the ground and under the stone. From the main lodge, two separate exits with two capture canopies exist. The silk retreat is covered with a trapdoor-like hatch made of thick cribellate silk with soil particles in it (Figure 10 C – E). Phenology. Males are active during February – November.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED608D7CFE10A37FD525FBCF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Spain (Albacete, Alicante, Almería, Ciudad Real, Granada, Madrid, and Murcia provinces) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED668D7EFE10A62AD5E0FD59.taxon	description	Figures 1 D, 2 D, 4 B, 5, 6 B, 7 B, 8 B and 11 A, B.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED668D7EFE10A62AD5E0FD59.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: female (MNHN 471 / AR 835), TUNISIA: Djerba; misidentified as Eresus petagnae (not examined). Other examined material. One male (HNHM), TUNISIA: Djerba, Djerba Midun, 33 ◦ 48 Į 36.2 ĮĮ N, 11 ◦ 02 Į 38.3 ĮĮ E, X. 2019 (leg. S. Macík).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED668D7EFE10A62AD5E0FD59.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male palp of L. jerbae (Figures 4 B, 6 B, 7 B and 8 B) is most similar to that of L. phoenixi (Figures 4 A, 6 A, 7 A and 8 A), as the arms of the conductor are almost the same length and bear pointed tips and the terminal portion of the prolateral arm curves retrolaterally (Figure 4 A, B). The male palp of L. jerbae differs from that of L. phoenixi, in that the longer stem of the conductor bears only a slight curvature along its ectal margin (Figures 4 B and 7 B) vs. a shorter stem with an abrupt invagination on the ectal margin (Figures 4 A and 7 A), the retrolateral arm of the conductor is slightly longer than the prolateral one (Figure 4 B) vs. both arms of the same length (Figure 4 A), and the base of the prolateral arm of the conductor is wider (Figures 4 B and 7 B). The male coloration pattern of L. jerbae (Figures 1 D and 2 D) is similar to those of L. maroccana (Figures 1 C and 2 B) and L. lucasi (Fig 2 C, Henriques et al. [3]: Fig 1 d); it differs from both species by having numerous white spots and short stripes at the tips of the lateral branches of the median abdominal foliate pattern (Figures 1 D and 2 D) vs. no white spots (Fig 2 B, Gál et al. [2]: Fig 1) or only a few very small spots (Fig 2 C, Henriques et al. [3]: Fig 1 d). It also differs from L. lucasi by having a reddish posterior part on the carapace (Figure 2 D) vs. dark (Figure 2 C). The female of L. jerbae differs from that of L. lucasi by its longer than wide epigynal windows (see El-Hennawy [11]: Figs 1 – 4) vs. round (see Henriques et al. [3]: Fig 1 e, f).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED668D7EFE10A62AD5E0FD59.taxon	description	Description. Male. Habitus as in Figures 1 D, 2 D and 11 A, B. Total length: ca. 8.00. Carapace: 4.61 long and 3.61 wide. Abdomen: 4.09 long and 3.49 wide. Eye sizes and intereye distances: AME 0.12, PME 1.89, ALE 0.03, PLE 0.03, AME – AME 0.09, and ALE – AME 0.30. The carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae, and maxillae dark brown. Carapace mostly covered with long black setae and scattered short crimson and white scales. Scale patches of short red setae present mostly on the sides of the pars thoracica and the center of the pars cephalica, with two white spots next to the PLE. Legs covered with thin black hairs, with distinct regions of white hairs at the joints of all segments, forming distinct white annulation (Figure 2 D). Abdomen with a crimson red longitudinal foliate pattern with white lines at its lateral extensions. The most anterior part of the median globular pattern with three lobes: white lateral lobes and a crimson red anterior lobe. Measurements of legs: I: 9.11 (3.04, 1.55, 1.86, 1.58, 1.06); II: 8.85 (2.76, 1.62, 1.72, 1.63, 1.11); III: 7.57 (2.63, 1.39, 1.50, 1.32, 0.71); IV: 10.2 (3.25, 1.60, 2.25, 2.03, 1.03). Palp as in Figures 4 B, 6 B, 7 B and 8 B. The stem of the conductor ca. two times longer than wide. The mesal margin of the conductor almost straight. The ectal margin with a slight medial invagination. The retrolateral arm of the conductor slightly longer than the prolateral arm. The retrolateral arm curves centrally, and both arms with pointed tips. Female. See El-Hennawy [11], which is the only source regarding this species so far. Variation. There are two observations of Loureedia from Tunisia on iNaturalist: one from Bizerte, with a very similar abdominal pattern to our specimen. The second specimen, although from Djerba, has noticeably larger white spots lateral to the median red band; two individuals with the same pattern have been photographed in northwestern Libya, not far from Djerba. Likely, these specimens belong to L. jerbae, although it is necessary to examine them to confirm this. Natural history. No information. Phenology. Males are active during October.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED668D7EFE10A62AD5E0FD59.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tunisia (Djerba) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED648D60FE10A080D2BCFE6E.taxon	description	Figures 1 B, 2 C, 3, 4 E, 6 D, E, 7 D, E, 8 D, E, 11 C – E, Figures 12 – 14.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED648D60FE10A080D2BCFE6E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: male (HNHM Araneae- 8869), MOROCCO: Khémisset Province: near Sidi Boukhalkhal, 04. XI. 2013 (leg. J. Gál). Paratypes: two males (HNHM Araneae- 9007), same data as for the holotype (examined). Other examined material. One male (PCGJ), MOROCCO: Khémisset Province: near Sidi Boukhalkhal, 04. XI. 2013 (leg. J. Gál), and one male (PCGJ), MOROCCO: Khémisset Province: near Sidi Boukhalkhal, XI. 2021 (leg. J. Gál). Remark: For a closer examination, the right palp of the holotype was removed and illustrated. However, the retrolateral arm of the conductor was accidentally damaged by the first author (see Figure 12). One palp of one of the paratypes was removed for SEM, while the other one was also unintentionally damaged. These structures seemingly become fragile when deposited in 96 % alcohol. Due to the relatively low number of specimens available, both the original (intact Figures 6 E, 7 E and 8 E and 12 A) and damaged states (Figures 6 D, 7 D, 8 D and 12 B, C) of the holotype’s palp were illustrated.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED648D60FE10A080D2BCFE6E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male palp of L. maroccana (Figures 3, 4 E, 6 E, 7 E, 13 and 14 A – N) is similar to that of L. lucasi (Figures 4 D and 14 O), as it has a relatively short stem of the conductor (Figure 4 D, E) and the retrolateral arm of the conductor is longer than the prolateral arm (Figures 4 D, E and 6 E). It differs from it, as both arms of the conductor bear pointed tips (Figures 4 E, 6 D, E, 7 D, E and 8 D, E) vs. blunt (Figure 4 D), there is a deeper concavity on the frontal margin of the conductor (Figures 3 and 4 E), and there is an almost straight ectal margin (Figures 4 E and 7 D, E) at the stem of conductor (Figure 3 A) vs. with a distinct invagination apically (Figure 4 D). The basal margin of the conductor (Figure 3 A) is also wider in L. maroccana, and the prolateral arm is wider and longer (Figures 4 E and 7 E) than that of L. lucasi (Figure 4 D). The two species are also very similar in the male coloration pattern (Figure 2 B, C) but differ due to the reddish posterior part of the carapace in L. maroccana (Figures 1 C and 2 B) vs. dark (Fig 2 C, Henriques et al. [3]: Fig 1 d). Moreover, the male of L. maroccana lacks minute white spots on the dorsal abdominal surface (Figure 1 C) which are present in L. lucasi (Figure 2 C).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED648D60FE10A080D2BCFE6E.taxon	description	Description. Male. Habitus as in Figures 1 C, 2 B and 10 C – E. Total length: 8.77. Carapace: 4.39 long and 4.01 wide. Abdomen: 4.89 long and 3.97 wide. Eye sizes and inter-eye distances: AME 0.22, PME 0.19, ALE 0.12, PLE 0.20, AME – AME 0.39, and ALE – AME 1.08. The Carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae, and maxillae dark brown with tones of red. Carapace mostly covered with long black and scarlet setae (these become orange (Figure 10 C) when bleached in alcohol; see the specimen depicted in Gál et al. [2]: Fig 2 B) and with very few scattered short white setae on the posterior part of pars cephalica. Pars cephalica well covered with scarlet red scales. Legs covered with thin black hairs, with distinct regions of white hairs at the joints, forming distinct white annulations. Abdomen with a compact longitudinal median red stripe with lateral projections with tiny white spots at their tips. The most anterior pair of the crimson red pattern quadrangle with three lobes. The lateral lobes with white tips. Leg measurements: I: 10.2 (3.21, 1.73, 1.95, 1.97, 1.33); II: 9.28 (3.05, 1.56, 1.72, 1.83, 1.10); III: 8.28 (2.78, 1.72, 1.55, 1.50, 0.71); IV: 10.4 (3.28, 1.66, 2.31, 2.15, 0.98). Palp as in Figures 3, 4 E, 6 E, 7 E, 8 E, 12, 13 and 14. The stem of the conductor almost as long as wide (Figure 14). The mesal and ectal margins of the conductor with slight curvatures (Figures 3 and 14). The retrolateral arm of the conductor ca. 1.5 times longer than the prolateral arm (Figure 13 A – C) and slightly curved centrally. Both arms have pointed tips (Figures 4 E and 13 A – C). Female. Unknown. Natural history. No information. Phenology. The males are active during October – November.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED648D60FE10A080D2BCFE6E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Morocco (Khémisset Province) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D60FE10A06AD5ADF84F.taxon	description	Figures 1 F, 2 F, 6, 7 and 8 A.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D60FE10A06AD5ADF84F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: male (MHNG), IRAN: Alborz Province: Karaj, Chenarak, 8. XI. 2019 (leg. A. Beigi) (examined). Other examined material. One male (ZMUT), IRAN: Tehran Province: Shemiranat County, Lavasan, 35 ◦ 49 Į N, 51 ◦ 37 Į E, 25. XI. 2020 (leg. S. Bisadi).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D60FE10A06AD5ADF84F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male of L. phoenixi (Figures 4 A, 6 A, 7 A and 8 A) is similar to that of L. jerbae (Figures 4 B, 6 B, 7 B and 8 B), in the prolateral arm of the conductor being (almost) as long as the retrolateral arm. It can be readily distinguished from it by the shorter stem of the conductor (Figures 4 A and 7 A), and by the abdominal pattern, which is consisted of numerous large white spots on both the lateral and anterior margins of the median reddish band (Figures 1 and 2 F).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D60FE10A06AD5ADF84F.taxon	description	Description. Male. Habitus as in Figures 1 and 2 F. Total length: 5.55. Carapace: 2.72 long and 2.26 wide. Abdomen: 3.08 long and 2.12 wide. Eye sizes and inter-eye distances: AME 0.18, PME 0.15, ALE 0.03, PLE 0.04, AME – AME 0.28, and ALE – AME 0.57. Carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae, and maxillae dark brown with tones of red. The carapace mostly covered with long black setae and scattered short white setae, with localized patches of short red setae, mostly in the pars thoracica or the center of the pars cephalica. Legs covered with thin black hairs, with distinct regions of white hairs at the joints of all segments, forming distinct white annulations. Abdomen with a compact longitudinal median red stripe with lateral projections with compact white spots at their tips. The most anterior pair of white spots either contiguous or very close to each other, sometimes merging and forming a distinct white spot above the pedicel. Measurements of legs: I: 6.70 (2.11, 1.02, 1.28, 1.40, 0.88); II: 5.94 (1.87, 0.98, 1.09, 1.24, 0.75); III: 4.89 (1.79, 0.68, 0.89, 0.96, 0.55); IV: 6.95 (2.19, 1.00, 1.61, 1.43, 0.69). Palp as in Figures 4 A, 6 A, 7 A and 8 A. The stem of the conductor ca. 1.2 times longer than it wide. The mesal margin of the conductor with a slight curvature. The ectal margin with a distinct apical invagination. The prolateral and retrolateral arms of the conductor subequal in length, and both with pointed tips. Female. Unknown. Variation. The extent of the white abdominal patches is variable: the lateral patches may be connected to each other in a few specimens (Figure 1 F), and the anterior patches are usually connected to each other and to the white plate above the pedicel (Fig 1 a, d and f in Zamani and Marusik [6]), although exceptions have been recorded (Fig 1 c, e in Zamani and Marusik [6]). Natural history. Wandering males have primarily been collected in well-vegetated steppes but also in and around urban habitats (Figure 9 C). Phenology. The males are active during October – November.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D60FE10A06AD5ADF84F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Iran (Alborz, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Fars, Kerman, Qom, Semnan, Tehran, and Yazd provinces) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D65FE10A5AAD24EFE4D.taxon	description	Figures 2 C, 4 D, 5 and 13 O.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D65FE10A5AAD24EFE4D.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Syntypes: male and female (NMHN), ALGERIA: Oran (leg. H. Lucas) (not examined).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D65FE10A5AAD24EFE4D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male palp of L. lucasi (Figure 4 D) is similar to that of L. maroccana (Figure 4 E) in that it has a relatively short stem of conductor and the retrolateral arm of the conductor is longer than the prolateral arm, but differs from it, as both arms of the conductor bear blunt tips (Figure 4 D) vs. pointed (Figure 4 E), it has shallower concavity on the frontal margin of the conductor (Figure 4 D), and there is a distinct invagination apically on the ectal margin of the stem of the conductor (Figure 4 E). The two species are also very similar in the male coloration pattern but differ due to the dark posterior part of the carapace in L. lucasi (Figure 2 C) vs. crimson red in L. maroccana (Figure 2 B). Moreover, the male of L. lucasi has more distinct white spots on the dorsal abdominal surface (Figure 2 C).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D65FE10A5AAD24EFE4D.taxon	description	Description. Henriques et al. [3] did not provide any description of the male, and the specimen was not available for us to examine. Female. See Henriques et al. [3]. Variation. No information. Phenology. No information.	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
B55C7B1AED7A8D65FE10A5AAD24EFE4D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Algeria (Oran Province) (see Figure 5).	en	Szűts, Tamás, Szabó, Krisztián, Zamani, Alireza, Forman, Martin, Miller, Jeremy, Oger, Pierre, Fabregat, Magali, Kovács, Gábor, Gál, János (2023): A Study in Scarlet: Integrative Taxonomy of the Spider Genus Loureedia (Araneae: Eresidae). Diversity (238) 15 (2): 1-26, DOI: 10.3390/d15020238, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020238
