Olios

Olios
Olios lamarcki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Olios
Walckenaer, 1837
Type species
Olios argelasius
Species

165, see text.

Synonyms
  • Nisueta Simon, 1880[2]
  • Nonianus Simon, 1885[2]

Olios is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 166 species.[1] They are found throughout the world, with most species occurring in hot countries.[1] The genus was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Platnick, Norman I. (7 July 2021). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 22.0. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jäger, Peter (2020). "The spider genus Olios Walckenaer, 1837 (Araneae: Sparassidae) – Part 1: species groups, diagnoses, identification keys, distribution maps and revision of the argelasius-, coenobitus- and auricomis-groups". Zootaxa. 4866 (1): zootaxa.4866.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4866.1.1. PMID 33311200. S2CID 226330426.