Bianor maculatus

Bianor maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Bianor
Species:
B. maculatus
Binomial name
Bianor maculatus
(Keyserling, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Scythropa maculata Keyserling, 1883
  • Ericulus maculatus Simon, 1885

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

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

Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

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 Montenegrina 12: 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.