Olios marshalli

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Estcourt 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. marshalli
Binomial name
Olios marshalli
(Pocock, 1898) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sparassus (Midamus) marshalliPocock, 1898

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

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Distribution

Olios marshalli is known only from Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal at an altitude of 1,189 m above sea level. [3]

Habitat and ecology

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

Description

Conservation

Olios marshalli is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from one female from the type locality and the status of the species remains obscure. More sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range. [3]

Taxonomy

Olios marshalli was originally described by Pocock in 1898 as Sparassus (Midamus) marshalli from specimens collected in Eastcourt (now Estcourt). The species is known only from one female specimen. According to Dippenaar (2022), this species is misplaced in Olios. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Pocock, R.I. (1898). "The Arachnida from the province of Natal, South Africa, contained in the collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 2 (9): 197–226. doi:10.1080/00222939808678036.
  2. ↑ "Olios marshalli (Pocock, 1898)". 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. 27. 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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