Pancorius thorelli
| Pancorius thorelli | |
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| from Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Pancorius |
| Species: | P. thorelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Pancorius thorelli (Simon, 1899)
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Pancorius thorelli is a species of jumping spider in the genus Pancorius. It is found in Indonesia, specifically on the island of Sumatra.[1]
The species is named after Tamerlan Thorell.
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1899 as Hyllus thorelli based on a male specimen collected in Sumatra.[2] In 1984, Jerzy Prószyński transferred the species to the genus Pancorius.[3]
Distribution
[edit]P. thorelli is endemic to Indonesia, where it has been recorded from Sumatra.[1] Observations have also been made from Thailand, Malaysia and Borneo.[4]
Description
[edit]The original description by Simon describes a male specimen measuring 8-10 millimeters in length. The cephalothorax is brownish-chestnut to blackish in color with reddish-brown pubescence on both sides and extending to the eye region. There is a white hairy border that is quite broad. The abdomen is blackish with a very broad central white hairy stripe near the apex, marked with small black spots arranged in two rows above this stripe.[2]
The species is noted as being unusual for the genus due to its third pair of legs being much longer than the fourth pair, a characteristic reminiscent of spiders in the genus Pseudamycus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pancorius thorelli (Simon, 1899)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Simon, E. (1899). "Contribution à la faune de Sumatra. Arachnides recueillis par M. J. L. Weyers, à Sumatra. (Deuxiéme mémoire)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 43: 78–125.
- ^ Prószyński, J. (1984). "Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae)". Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej w Siedlcach. 2: 1–177.
- ^ "Pancorius thorelli". iNaturalist. Retrieved 30 August 2025.