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

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. Prószyński, J. (2017). Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina 12: 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.