Olin platnicki

Olin platnicki is the only species in the monotypic spider genus Olin in the family Trachycosmidae. It is native to Christmas Island and Sulawesi.^[2]

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

Taxonomy

The genus and species were first described in 2001 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold.^[1] The generic name "Olin" was a random combination of letters, and the specific name "platnicki" is in honour of Norman Platnick.^[3]

Characteristics

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]