Olios zulu

Olios zulu is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Zulu Olios huntsman spider.

Distribution

Olios zulu is known only from an unspecified site in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal.

Habitat and ecology

The species is a plant dweller that has been sampled from the Savanna biome.

Conservation

Olios zulu is listed as data deficient for unknown provenance and taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from a single unspecified site and the status of the species remains obscure. More sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range.

Taxonomy

Olios zulu was described by Simon in 1880 with the type locality given only as Zululand. The species is known only from a female specimen and has not been illustrated.