Olin platnicki is the only species in the monotypic spider genus Olin in the family Trachycosmidae. It is native to Christmas Island and Sulawesi.[1]

Olin platnicki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachycosmidae
Genus: Olin
Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001[2]
Species:
O. platnicki
Binomial name
Olin platnicki
Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus and species were first described in 2001 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold.[2] The generic name "Olin" was a random combination of letters, and the specific name "platnicki" is in honour of Norman Platnick.[3]

Characteristics

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Olin has long and projected chelicerae, and a relatively broad and low carapace, with the maxillae long and nearly parallel, with depressions laterally. There is little sexual dimorphism and no elongation on the fourth trochanter or coxae.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Olin platnicki Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Olin Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Deeleman-Reinhold, Christa L. (2001). Forest spiders of South East Asia : with a revision of the sac and ground spiders (Araneae: Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Liocranidae, Gnaphosidae, Prodidomidae, and Trochanterriidae). Leiden: Brill. pp. 566–567. ISBN 90-04-11959-0.