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Peacock Spider sculpture . Maratus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). [1] These spiders are commonly referred to as peacock spiders due to the males' colorful and usually iridescent patterns on the upper surface of the abdomen often enhanced with lateral flaps or bristles, which they display during courtship.
This species is easily identified by its prominent features as part of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). [1] They are 2–6 mm in length, and have a rectangular or ovate abdomen, relatively short legs, and fangs or chelicerae which have a single tooth facing forward (retromarginal) and two teeth facing backward (promarginal). [1]
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019 [update] , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species , [ 1 ] making it the largest family of spiders – comprising 13% of spider species. [ 2 ]
Maratus mungaich, the banksia peacock spider, [citation needed] is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. [2] It is endemic to Western Australia. [2] The species was first described in 1995 by Julianne Waldock. [1] In 2013 she described a species-group for Maratus mungaich. [3]
Maratus lobatus is a species of the peacock spider genus, ... Maddison, Wayne P. "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)." Journal of ...
Maratus anomalus or the unusual peacock spider, [2] is a species of peacock spider in the family Salticidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] M. anomalus was described by Karsch in 1878 in Queensland Australia and New South Wales .
Maratus sceletus (colloquially named skeletorus) [2] is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family. [1] Described in 2015, they have been collected only in Wondul Range National Park in southern Queensland.
Illustrated Male Peacock Spider. Maratus volans is a species in the jumping spider family (Salticidae), belonging to the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). These spiders are native to certain areas in Australia and occupy a wide distribution of habitats.