Microbianor Explained

Microbianor is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by D. V. Logunov in 2000.^[1] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: μικρός (micro), meaning "small", and the genus Bianor.

Species

it contains eight species, found only in Africa:^[2]

• Microbianor deltshevi Logunov, 2009 – Madagascar
• Microbianor furcatus Haddad & Wesolowska, 2013 – South Africa
• Microbianor globosus Haddad & Wesolowska, 2011 – South Africa
• Microbianor golovatchi Logunov, 2000 – Seychelles
• Microbianor madagascarensis Logunov, 2009 – Madagascar
• Microbianor nigritarsus Logunov, 2000 (type) – Seychelles
• Microbianor saaristoi Logunov, 2000 – Seychelles, Réunion
• Microbianor simplex Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa

Further reading

• Logunov . D.. Further notes on the Harmochireae of Africa (Araneae, Salticidae, Pelleninae). 10.3897/zookeys.16.227. ZooKeys. 2009c. 16. 265–290. free.

Notes and References

1. Logunov. D. V.. 2000. A new endemic genus and three new species of the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from the Seychelle Islands. Cimbebasia. 261–267. 16.
2. Gen. Microbianor Logunov, 2000. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-08-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.