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Genus: Pancorius Simon, 1902 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Pancorius altus Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053071

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Described:

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Distribution: Sri Lanka

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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Holotype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka m (SAL_829) - (Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021)
Paratype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka 1f (SAL_830) - (Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021)

Taxonomic References

Pancorius altus Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021: 2801, f. 19b, d, f, h, 20f-j, 21a-f, 22a-f (Dmf) Original description

References

Kanesharatnam, N. & Benjamin, S. P. (2021). Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of the jumping spider genus Colopsus with the description of eight new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Natural History 54(43-44): 2763-2814. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1869335 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2021-04-24	New taxonomic reference entry	Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021
2021-04-24	New species inserted	Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021