A new species of Pancorius Simon, 1902 (Araneae, Salticidae) from Guizhou, China

Abstract

The jumping spider genus Pancorius Simon, 1902 is represented by 40 species primarily distributed in East, South and Southeast Asia. Amongst these, 10 (including eight endemics) are known from China.A new species, Pancorius lui sp. nov., is diagnosed and described, based on both sexes from Yuntai Mountain in Guizhou of China. Diagnostic photos and a distribution map are provided.

Keywords

• East Asia
• jumping spider
• morphology
• taxonomy