Olios lamarcki

Olios lamarcki
From Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Olios
Species:	O. lamarcki
Binomial name
Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806)
Subspecies
Olios lamarcki taprobanicusStrand, 1913

Olios lamarcki, is a species of spider of the genus Olios . It is found in Madagascar to Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. The subspecies O. lamarcki taprobanicus is endemic to Sri Lanka. ^[1]

Description

Olios lamarcki is characterized by males with a carapace length of approximately 6.73 mm and a width of 6.77 mm, while females have a carapace length of 8.82 mm and a width of 8.87 mm. Both sexes exhibit distinct coloration patterns, with males displaying brownish furrows on the carapace and females lacking a distinct pattern. The chelicerae of males have two anterior and four posterior teeth, while females have two anterior, five (right), and four (left) posterior teeth. Leg measurements follow a formula of 2143. Eye diameters and interdistances vary slightly between males and females. Overall, the species is characterized by its unique morphology and coloration patterns. ^[2]

See also

• List of Sparassidae species

References

1. "Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
2. Caleb, J. T. (2018). "Redescription of the tropical huntsman spider Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806) (Aranei: Sparassidae)". Arthropoda Selecta (in Russian). 27 (1): 339343–0. doi: 10.15298/arthsel.27.4.10 . ISSN   0136-006X.