Olios kunzi

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Kunz 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. kunzi
Binomial name
Olios kunzi
Jäger, 2020 [1]

Olios kunzi is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae. [2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Kunz Olios huntsman spider. [3]

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Distribution

Olios kunzi is known from Namibia, possibly Zambia, and South Africa. [2] In South Africa, it is recorded only from Free State Province at an altitude of 1,303 m above sea level. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Specimens from South Africa have been collected from under stones in grassland. [3]

Description

Olios kunzi has a yellowish-brown carapace with the fovea reddish-brown and reddish-brown chelicerae. The legs are slightly darker distally. The abdomen dorsally displays a tuning-fork pattern and few lateral dots, while ventrally it has few dots. [3]

Conservation

Olios kunzi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range across southern Africa. [3]

Taxonomy

Olios kunzi was described by Jäger in 2020 from specimens collected in Windhoek, Namibia. The species is known from both sexes. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "Olios kunzi Jäger, 2020". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 24. 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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