''Pancorius taiwanensis'' is a species of
jumping spiders found only in
Taiwan. It is a tiny spider with a total length (excluding legs) of only . The densely hairy
carapace
A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ...
is dark brown with a large pale, roughly triangular patch centrally. The legs are dark brown with large, prominent spines. The oval
abdomen is grey with darker and lighter striations with paler patches on each side at the front.
This species can only be distinguished from the similar ''
Pancorius magnus
''Pancorius'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. They are similar to '' Hyllus''.
Description
''Pancorius'', or at least its Vietnamese species, are rather big, thickset and densely hair ...
'' by study of the
genitalia.
References
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Salticidae
Spiders described in 2002
Spiders of Taiwan
Endemic fauna of Taiwan
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