Olios kruegeri

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Pretoria 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. kruegeri
Binomial name
Olios kruegeri
(Simon, 1897) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Sparassus kruegeriSimon, 1897

Olios kruegeri is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Pretoria Olios huntsman spider. [3]

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Distribution

Olios kruegeri is known only from Pretoria in Gauteng at an altitude of 1,303 m above sea level. The species was sampled prior to 1897 and is known only from the type locality. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a plant dweller that has been sampled from the Grassland biome. [3]

Description

Conservation

Olios kruegeri is listed as Data Deficient. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to determine the species' current status and range. [3]

Taxonomy

Olios kruegeri was originally described by Simon in 1897 as Sparassus kruegeri from specimens collected in Pretoria. The species is known from both sexes, but only the male has been partly illustrated. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Simon, E. (1897). "Etudes arachnologiques. 27e mémoire (1). XLII. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'ordre des Araneae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 65 (3): 465–510.
  2. 1 2 "Olios kruegeri (Simon, 1897)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 23. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6614498. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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