Olios fonticola
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| Grahamstown Olios Huntsman Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Olios |
| Species: | O. fonticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Olios fonticola | |
| Synonyms | |
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Olios fonticola is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Grahamstown Olios huntsman spider.[3]
Olios fonticola is known only from the type locality of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape at an altitude of 552 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Nothing is known about the lifestyle of this species.[3]