Bianor maculatus

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Bianor maculatus
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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 [1]
  • Scythropa maculataKeyserling, 1883
  • Ericulus maculatusSimon, 1885

Bianor compactus is a species of jumping spider that is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand. [2]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Scythropa maculata in 1883 from female and male specimens. [3] It was most recently revised in 2017. [2]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.18mm in length whereas the female is 4.70mm. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand. [2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Introduced and Naturalised" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas". [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bianor maculatus (Keyserling, 1883)". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. 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
  3. ↑ Keyserling, E. (1883). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 31
  4. ↑ 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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