Megaloremmius (sometimes called the “lion spider”) is a monotypic genus of Malagasy huntsman spiders containing the single species, Megaloremmius leo. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903,[2] and is found on Madagascar.[1]

Megaloremmius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Megaloremmius
Simon, 1903[1]
Species:
M. leo
Binomial name
Megaloremmius leo
Simon, 1903

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Megaloremmius Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1903). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.