Bianor

For other uses, see Bianor (disambiguation).
Bianor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Pelleninae
Genus: Bianor
Peckham & Peckham, 1886
Type species
Scythropa maculata
Keyserling, 1883
Species

see text

Diversity
27 species

Bianor is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with a size between 3 and 4 mm.

Name

The genus name is derived from Bianor, the mythical son of Hercules.

Appearance

A boreal species, dark and shiny and robust. The robust shiny body and northerly distribution are distinctive. The male spider can be easily recognized by his swollen fore legs; females have orange legs.

Species

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