''Pancorius'' is a genus of Asian

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Hyllus''.

Description

''Pancorius'', or at least its Vietnamese species, are rather big, thickset and densely haired jumping spiders. The male

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organ has a simple structure, while the female

epigyne The epigyne or epigynum is the external genital structure of female spiders. As the epigyne varies greatly in form in different species, even in closely related ones, it often provides the most distinctive characteristic for recognizing species. ...

has two pockets and their internal structures consist of 2-3 vast chambers.

Habitat

''Pancorius'' have been collected from various habitats including a roadside wall with dense vegetation, open forest, tropical rainforest and jungle.

Diet

One species, ''P. changricus'', has been reported to feed on various flies (

hover flies Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...

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, cluster flies), booklice and thrips.

Species

it contains the following species, found throughout southern Asia, with one palaearctic species (''P. crassipes''): *''

Pancorius alboclypeus ''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 ...

'' Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – Sri Lanka *''

Pancorius altus ''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 ...

'' Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – Sri Lanka *''

Pancorius animosus ''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 ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo *''

Pancorius armatus ''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 ...

'' Jastrzebski, 2011 – Nepal *''

Pancorius athukoralai ''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 ...

'' Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – Sri Lanka *''

Pancorius borneensis ''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 ...

'' Simon, 1902 – Borneo *''

Pancorius cadus ''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 ...

'' Jastrzebski, 2011 – Nepal *''

Pancorius candidus ''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 ...

'' Wang & Wang, 2020 – China *''

Pancorius changricus ''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 ...

'' Zabka, 1990 – Bhutan *''

Pancorius cheni ''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 ...

'' Peng & Li, 2008 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

*'' Pancorius crassipes'' ( Karsch, 1881) – Eastern and South-eastern Asia, Poland (?) *'' Pancorius crinitus'' Logunov & Jäger, 2015 – Vietnam *''

Pancorius curtus ''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 ...

'' (Simon, 1877) – Philippines *'' Pancorius dabanis'' ( Hogg, 1922) – India *''

Pancorius daitaricus ''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 ...

'' ( Prószyński, 1992) – India *''

Pancorius darjeelingianus ''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 ha ...

'' Prószyński, 1992 – India *''

Pancorius dentichelis ''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 ...

'' (Simon, 1899) (

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) – Indonesia (

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) *'' Pancorius fasciatus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo *''

Pancorius goulufengensis ''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 ...

'' Peng, Yin, Yan & Kim, 1998 – China *'' Pancorius guiyang'' Yang, Gu & Yu, 2023 – China *''

Pancorius hainanensis ''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 ha ...

'' Song & Chai, 1991 – China *''

Pancorius kaskiae ''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 ...

'' Zabka, 1990 – Nepal *'' Pancorius kohi'' Zhang, Song & Li, 2003 – Singapore *''

Pancorius latus ''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 ...

'' Cao & Li, 2016 – China *''

Pancorius lui ''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 ha ...

'' Gan, Mi & Wang, 2022 – China *'' Pancorius magniformis'' Zabka, 1990 – Bhutan *''

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 ...

'' Zabka, 1985 – India, Nepal, Vietnam, Taiwan *'' Pancorius naevius'' Simon, 1902 – Indonesia ( Java, Sumatra) *''

Pancorius nagaland ''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 ...

'' Caleb, 2019 – India *'' Pancorius nahang'' Logunov, 2021 – Vietnam *'' Pancorius petoti'' Prószyński &

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, 2013 – Borneo *''

Pancorius protervus ''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 ...

'' (Simon, 1902) – Malaysia *''

Pancorius pseudomagnus ''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 ...

'' Logunov, 2021 – Vietnam *'' Pancorius relucens'' (Simon, 1901) – China (Hong Kong) *'' Pancorius scoparius'' Simon, 1902 – Indonesia (Java) *'' Pancorius submontanus'' Prószyński, 1992 – India,

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*''

Pancorius tagorei ''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 ...

'' Prószyński, 1992 – India *''

Pancorius taiwanensis ''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 is dark brown with a large pale, roughly triangular patch centrally. The ...

'' Bao & Peng, 2002 – Taiwan *''

Pancorius thorelli ''Pancorius'' is a genus of Asian Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. They are similar to ''Hyllus (spider), Hyllus''. Description ''Pancorius'', or at least its Vietnamese species ...

'' (Simon, 1899) – Indonesia (Sumatra) *'' Pancorius urnus'' Jastrzebski, 2011 – Nepal *''

Pancorius wangdicus ''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 ...

'' Zabka, 1990 – Bhutan *''

Pancorius wesolowskae ''Pancorius wesolowskae'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Pancorius'' that lives in China. The species was first described in 2020 by Wei-Hang Wang and Cheng Wang. The spider is large, measuring between in overall length. The car ...

'' Wang & Wang, 2020 – China

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1577950 Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Asia