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 2.25 millimetres (0.089 in). The densely hairy carapace 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.

Pancorius taiwanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Pancorius
Species:	P. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Pancorius taiwanensis Bao & Peng, 2002

This species can only be distinguished from the similar Pancorius magnus by study of the genitalia.

References

• You-Hui Bao & Xian-Jin Peng (2002). "Six New Species of Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Hui-Sun Experimental Forest Station, Taiwan" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 41 (4): 403–411.