Carl Ludwig Koch

Publishing 1838–1875

6 papers 14 species 13 genera 15 countries

Biography

Carl Ludwig Koch (September 21, 1778 - August 23, 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and Common house spider. He was born in Kusel, Germany and died in Nuremberg, Germany.

Publication activity

1838 1875

New taxa described

1841 1875

Described Taxa Distribution

Tapinauchenius 2 Acanthoscurria 1 Caribena 1 Chaetopelma 1 Euathlus 1 Grammostola 1 Holothele 1 Ischnocolus 1 Kochiana 1 Lasiodora 1 Selenocosmia 1 Typhochlaena 1 Ybyrapora 1

14 type localities across 13 genera

Papers (6)

Koch, C. L. (1875). Aegyptische und abyssinische Arachniden gesammelt von Herrn C. Jickeli. Nürnberg, pp. 1-96.

Koch, C. L. (1874). Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg 1, 473-576.

Koch, C. L. (1850). Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Nürnberg, Heft 5, pp. 1-77.

Koch, C. L. (1842). Die Arachniden (1842). Nürnberg, Neunter Band, pp. 57-108, Zehnter Band, pp. 1-36.

Koch, C. L. (1841). Die Arachniden. C. H. Zeh'sche Buchhandlung, Nürnberg, Achter Band, pp. 41-131, pl. 265-288 (f. 621-694);. Nürnberg, Achter Band, Neunter Band.

Koch, C. L. (1838). Die Arachniden (1838). Nürnberg, Vierter Band, pp. 109-144, Funfter Band, pp. 1-124.

Species Described (14)

Acanthoscurria geniculataCaribena laetaChaetopelma olivaceumEuathlus truculentusGrammostola anthracinaHolothele longipesIschnocolus jickeliiKochiana brunnipesLasiodora klugiSelenocosmia crassipesTapinauchenius latipesTapinauchenius plumipesTyphochlaena seladonia Ybyrapora diversipes