Olios chubbi

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Chubb's Olios Huntsman Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Olios
Species:
O. chubbi
Binomial name
Olios chubbi
Lessert, 1923 [1]

Olios chubbi is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae. [2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as Chubb's Olios huntsman spider. [3]

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Distribution

Olios chubbi is found in Mozambique and South Africa. In South Africa, it is recorded from two provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. The species has been collected at altitudes ranging from 47 to 894 m above sea level. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species consists of nocturnal plant dwellers that wander around in search of prey on the vegetation. Olios chubbi has been sampled from the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes, including beating shrubs in dune forest. [3]

Description

Conservation

Olios chubbi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although the species is presently known only from the male sex, it has a wide geographical range and is therefore listed as Least Concern. The species is protected in Ndumo Game Reserve, uMkhuze Game Reserve, Enseleni Nature Reserve and Blouberg Nature Reserve. [3]

Taxonomy

Olios chubbi was described by Lessert in 1923 with the type locality given only as Zululand. The species is known only from male specimens. According to Jäger (2020), this species is misplaced in Olios and may require generic reassignment in future taxonomic work. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Lessert, R. de (1923). "Araignées du sud de l'Afrique". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 30: 161–212.
  2. ↑ "Olios chubbi Lessert, 1923". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Sparassidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6614498. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Jäger, P. (2020). "The spider genus Olios Walckenaer, 1837 (Araneae: Sparassidae) – Part 1: species groups, diagnoses, identification keys, distribution maps and revision of the argelasius-, coenobitus- and auricomis-groups". Zootaxa. 4866 (1): 1–119. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4866.1.1.
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