Olios lamarcki

Olios lamarcki
From Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Scientific classification
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]

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.