Olios kruegeri

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Pretoria Olios Huntsman Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Olios
Species:
O. kruegeri
Binomial name
Olios kruegeri
(Simon, 1897)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparassus kruegeri Simon, 1897

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

Olios kruegeri is known only from Pretoria in Gauteng at an altitude of 1,303 m above sea level. The species was sampled prior to 1897 and is known only from the type locality.[3]

Habitat and ecology

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

Description

Conservation

Taxonomy

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