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Species Olios giganteus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Print References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Sparassidae (Giant Crab Spiders)
Genus Olios
Species giganteus (Olios giganteus)
Explanation of Names
Olios giganteus Keyserling, 1884
Identification
dark chelicerae, prominent heart mark
Range
sw US (CA-TX, UT, NV)
Print References
U.S. species of Olios (Sparassidae) by Cristina Rheims, Journal of Arachnology 38: 530-537
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 6 May, 2011 - 9:06am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 23 February, 2019 - 4:59pm

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