Olios zulu

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Zulu 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. zulu
Binomial name
Olios zulu
Simon, 1880 [1]

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

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Distribution

Olios zulu is known only from an unspecified site in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal. [3]

Habitat and ecology

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

Description

Conservation

Olios zulu is listed as Data Deficient for unknown provenance and taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from a single unspecified site 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 zulu was described by Simon in 1880 with the type locality given only as Zululand. The species is known only from a female specimen and has not been illustrated. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Simon, E. (1880). "Révision de la famille des Sparassidae (Arachnides)". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 34 (2/3/4): 223–351.
  2. ↑ "Olios zulu Simon, 1880". 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. 31. 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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