Pancorius

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Pancorius
Pancorius crassipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pancorius
Simon, 1902[1]
Type species
P. dentichelis
(Simon, 1899)
Species

41, see text

Synonyms[1]

Pancorius is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.[3] They are similar to Hyllus.[4]

Description

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Pancorius, or at least its Vietnamese species, are rather big, thickset and densely haired jumping spiders. The male palpal organ has a simple structure, while the female epigyne has two pockets and their internal structures consist of 2-3 vast chambers.[5]

Habitat

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Pancorius have been collected from various habitats including a roadside wall with dense vegetation, open forest, tropical rainforest and jungle.[5][6]

One species, P. changricus, has been reported to feed on various flies (hover flies, black flies, cluster flies), booklice and thrips.[6]

Species

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As of August 2023 it contains the following species, found throughout southern Asia, with one palaearctic species (P. crassipes):[1]

References

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