| Olios lamarcki | |
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| From Thane, Maharashtra, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Olios |
| Species: | O. lamarcki
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| Binomial name | |
| Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806)
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Olios lamarcki, is a species of spider of the genus Olios. It is found in Madagascar to Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. The subspecies O. lamarcki taprobanicus is endemic to Sri Lanka.1
Description
Olios lamarcki is characterized by males with a carapace length of approximately 6.73 mm and a width of 6.77 mm, while females have a carapace length of 8.82 mm and a width of 8.87 mm. Both sexes exhibit distinct coloration patterns, with males displaying brownish furrows on the carapace and females lacking a distinct pattern. The chelicerae of males have two anterior and four posterior teeth, while females have two anterior, five (right), and four (left) posterior teeth. Leg measurements follow a formula of 2143. Eye diameters and interdistances vary slightly between males and females. Overall, the species is characterized by its unique morphology and coloration patterns.2
References
References
- "Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Caleb, J. T. (2018). "Redescription of the tropical huntsman spider Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806) (Aranei: Sparassidae)". Arthropoda Selecta (in Russian). 27 (1): 339343–0. doi:10.15298/arthsel.27.4.10. ISSN 0136-006X.