Bowie (spider)


Bowie is a genus of Ctenidae that was described by Peter Jäger in 2022. The genus was named after the English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie. It consists of more than a hundred described species, of which about half were named after elements from David Bowie's musical catalogue.

Species

, this genus includes 119 species from the Himalayas to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia:
  • Bowie abdulmajid Jäger, 2022 – Singapore
  • *Named after the song "Abdulmajid"
  • Bowie afterall Jäger, 2022 – Sri Lanka
  • *Named after the song "After All"
  • Bowie aladdinsane Jäger, 2022 – India
  • *Named after the album Aladdin Sane and the song "Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?)"
  • Bowie andamanensis – India
  • Bowie angigitanus – Papua New Guinea
  • Bowie angularis – Indonesia
  • Bowie argentipes – Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
  • Bowie artdecade Jäger, 2022 – Cambodia
  • *Named after the song "Art Decade"
  • Bowie aruanus – Indonesia
  • Bowie ashestoashes Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the song "Ashes to Ashes"
  • Bowie banna – China
  • Bowie bantaengi – Indonesia
  • Bowie bayeri – Laos
  • Bowie bemywife Jäger, 2022 – Thailand
  • *Named after the song "Be My Wife"
  • Bowie beruang Omelko & Fomichev, 2023 – Indonesia
  • Bowie bicostatus – Malaysia
  • Bowie bigbrother Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Big Brother"
  • Bowie binturong Omelko & Fomichev, 2023 – Indonesia
  • Bowie blackout Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Blackout"
  • Bowie blackstar Jäger, 2022 – Papua New Guinea
  • *Named after the album Blackstar and the song "Blackstar"
  • Bowie bluejean Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Blue Jean"
  • Bowie bomdilaensis – India
  • Bowie borneo Li & Yao, 2022 – Malaysia
  • Bowie bowonglangi – Indonesia
  • Bowie candidate Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Candidate"
  • Bowie catopuma Omelko & Fomichev, 2024 – Malaysia
  • Bowie catpeople Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
  • Bowie celebensis – Indonesia
  • Bowie ceylonensis – Sri Lanka
  • Bowie chinagirl Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "China Girl"
  • Bowie cladarus – Myanmar
  • Bowie cochinensis – India
  • Bowie corniger – South Africa
  • Bowie criminalworld Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Criminal World"
  • Bowie crystaljapan Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the song "Crystal Japan"
  • Bowie dhole Omelko & Fomichev, 2023 – Indonesia
  • Bowie diamonddogs Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the album Diamond Dogs and the song "Diamond Dogs"
  • Bowie dodo Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Dodo"
  • Bowie engkilili Li & Yao, 2022 – Malaysia
  • Bowie fame Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Fame"
  • Bowie fascination Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Fascination"
  • Bowie fashion Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Fashion"
  • Bowie floweri – Malaysia
  • Bowie fungifer – Malaysia
  • Bowie giang Logunov, 2024 – Vietnam
  • Bowie haiphong Yao & Li, 2022 – Vietnam
  • Bowie heroes Jäger, 2022 – India
  • *Named after the song "Heroes"
  • Bowie himalayensis – India
  • Bowie holthoffi – Laos
  • Bowie hosei – Borneo
  • Bowie hunkydory Jäger, 2022 – Nepal
  • *Named after the album Hunky Dory
  • Bowie indicus – India
  • Bowie javanus – Indonesia
  • Bowie jeangenie Jäger, 2022 – India
  • *Named after the song "The Jean Genie"
  • Bowie joethelion Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Joe the Lion"
  • Bowie kapuri – India
  • Bowie kochi – Indonesia
  • Bowie ladystardust Jäger, 2022 – Nepal
  • *Named after the song "Lady Stardust"
  • Bowie lazarus Jäger, 2022 – Papua New Guinea
  • *Named after the song "Lazarus" and the musical Lazarus
  • Bowie letsdance Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the song Let's Dance"
  • Bowie lishuqiang – China
  • *Named after arachnologist Shuqiang Li
  • Bowie lodger Jäger, 2022 – Philippines
  • *Named after the album Lodger
  • Bowie low Jäger, 2022 – Thailand
  • *Named after the album Low
  • Bowie magicdance Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the song "Magic Dance"
  • Bowie majortom Jäger, 2022 – Nepal
  • *Named after the character Major Tom
  • Bowie martensi – Nepal
  • *Named after zoologist Jochen Martens
  • Bowie meghalayaensis – India
  • Bowie mengla Yao & Li, 2022 – China
  • Bowie modernlove Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Modern Love"
  • Bowie monaghani – Laos
  • *Named after actor Dominic Monaghan
  • Bowie mossgarden Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Moss Garden"
  • Bowie musang Omelko & Fomichev, 2024 – Philippines
  • Bowie narashinhai – India
  • Bowie natmataung – Myanmar
  • Bowie neukoeln Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Neuköln"
  • Bowie ninhbinh Li & Yao, 2022 – Vietnam
  • Bowie palembangensis – Indonesia
  • Bowie philippinensis – Philippines
  • Bowie pingu – Myanmar
  • Bowie pulvinatus – Malaysia
  • Bowie ramosus – Myanmar
  • Bowie rebelrebel Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Rebel Rebel"
  • Bowie redsails Jäger, 2022 – Philippines
  • *Named after the song "Red Sails"
  • Bowie ricochet Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the song "Ricochet"
  • Bowie right Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Right"
  • Bowie robustus – Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China
  • Bowie rotundus Wang, Irfan, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2024 – China
  • Bowie rufisternis – Papua New Guinea
  • Bowie sabah Li & Yao, 2022 – Malaysia
  • Bowie saci – Vietnam
  • Bowie sagittatus – Indonesia
  • Bowie sarawakensis – Borneo
  • Bowie scarymonsters Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the album Scary Monsters and the song "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
  • Bowie shakeit Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Shake It"
  • Bowie sikkimensis – India
  • Bowie simplex – Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
  • Bowie stationtostation Jäger, 2022 – Myanmar
  • *Named after the album Station to Station and the song "Station to Station"
  • Bowie stay Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Stay"
  • Bowie subterraneans Jäger, 2022 – Thailand
  • *Named after the song "Subterraneans"
  • Bowie tangalunga Omelko & Fomichev, 2024 – Philippines
  • Bowie teenagewildlife Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the song "Teenage Wildlife"
  • Bowie thenextday Jäger, 2022 – Indonesia
  • *Named after the album The Next Day and the song "The Next Day"
  • Bowie theodorianum – Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
  • *Named after Gymnasium Theodorianum
  • Bowie thiesi Jäger, 2022 – Papua New Guinea
  • Bowie thorelli – Sri Lanka
  • Bowie tonight Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Tonight"
  • Bowie underground Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Underground"
  • Bowie valvularis – Indonesia
  • Bowie vinhphuc Li & Yao, 2022 – Vietnam
  • Bowie warszawa Jäger, 2022 – Thailand
  • *Named after the song "Warszawa"
  • Bowie win Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the song "Win"
  • Bowie withinyou Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Within You"
  • Bowie withoutyou Jäger, 2022 – Malaysia
  • *Named after the song "Without You"
  • Bowie yaeyamensis – Japan, Taiwan
  • Bowie yassassin Jäger, 2022 – Taiwan
  • *Named after the song "Yassassin"
  • Bowie youngamericans Jäger, 2022 – Vietnam
  • *Named after the album Young Americans and the song "Young Americans"
  • Bowie yulin – China
  • Bowie zhengi Yao & Li, 2022 – China
  • Bowie ziggystardust Jäger, 2022 – Nepal
  • *Named after the character Ziggy Stardust