| Olios greeni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Olios |
| Species: | O. greeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Olios greeni (Pocock, 1901) | |
Olios greeni, is a species of spider of the genus Olios . It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]
Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae, are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places. In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. Commonly they are confused with baboon spiders from the Mygalomorphae infraorder, which are not closely related.
Benoy Krishna Tikader (1928-1994) was an Indian arachnologist and zoologist and a leading expert on Indian spiders in his time. He worked in the Zoological Survey of India and published the Handbook of Indian Spiders in 1987. The book describes 40 families and 1066 species of India, many of which were described by Tikader himself. The handbook is a guide to all arachnids including scorpions, and not just spiders. He was also a popular scientific author in his native language of Bengali, and was the author of Banglar Makorsha for the layman.
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Sipalolasma greeni is a species of spider of the genus Sipalolasma. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The carapace and legs are deep brown in color. The abdomen is black. The known length is about 22 mm. The species was first found from Punduloya, Sri Lanka.
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Olios hirtus, is a species of spider of the genus Olios. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Olios lamarcki, is a species of spider of the genus Olios. It is found in Madagascar to Sri Lanka and India. The subspecies O. lamarcki taprobanicus is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Olios milleti, is a species of spider of the genus Olios. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. According to SpiderID, Olios milleti is most often sighted outdoors during the month of February.
Olios senilis, is a species of spider of the genus Olios. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.
Monaeses greeni is a species of spider of the genus Monaeses. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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