Die Arachniden (1838)

Carl Ludwig Koch , 1838

Nürnberg, Vierter Band, pp. 109-144, Funfter Band, pp. 1-124

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Carl Ludwig Koch

Carl Ludwig Koch

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.

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