Bianor maculatus

Bianor maculatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Bianor
Species:	B. maculatus
Binomial name
	Bianor maculatus; (Keyserling, 1883)
Synonyms
	Scythropa maculata; Ericulus maculatus;

Last updated June 20, 2025

Bianor compactus is a species of jumping spider that is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Scythropa maculata in 1883 from female and male specimens.^[2] It was most recently revised in 2017.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.18mm in length whereas the female is 4.70mm.^[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Introduced and Naturalised" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 Prószyński, J. (2017). Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina12: 1-133. doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1
↑ Keyserling, E. (1883). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 31] . Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 1421-1489, pl. 120-123. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660
↑ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 Prószyński, J. (2017). Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina12: 1-133. doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1

[2] Keyserling, E. (1883). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 31] . Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 1421-1489, pl. 120-123. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660

[3] Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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