| Olorunia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Olorunia |
| Species: | O. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Olorunia punctata Lehtinen, 1967 [1] | |
Olorunia is a genus of Central African funnel weavers containing the single species, Olorunia punctata. It was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967, [2] and has only been found in Africa. [1]
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"Olorunia" at the Encyclopedia of Life