Bianor | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Pelleninae |
Genus: |
Bianor Peckham & Peckham, 1886 |
Type species | |
Scythropa maculata Keyserling, 1883 |
|
Species | |
see text |
|
Diversity | |
27 species |
see text
Bianor is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with a size between 3 and 4 mm (0.12 and 0.16 in).
The genus name is derived from Bianor, the mythical son of Hercules.
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.