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Maratus pavonis (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Maratus
Species:
M. pavonis
Binomial name
Maratus pavonis
Dunn, 1947
Synonyms
  • Saitis pavonis Dunn, 1947[1]
  • Maratus pavonis nornalup Baehr & Whyte, 2016

Maratus pavonis i(the Common peacock spider)[2] s a species of jumping spider in the Salticidae family,[3] and is endemic to Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[3] The species epithet, 'pavonis, derives from the Latin, pavo, pavonis, meaning "peacock".[4]

Maratus pavonis (male)

The male holotype is tiny, measuring just 4.34 millimetres (0.171 in)[1]. In courtship, males in the Maratus genus extend their elongated third legs,[5] and only the male is so brightly and beautifully coloured.[6]

For its likeness and differences from Maratus splendens, see Otto & Hill (2011).[7]

Further reading

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  • Baehr, Barbara C.; Whyte, Robert (2016). "The Peacock Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species". Zootaxa. 4154 (5): 501. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4154.5.1. ISSN 1175-5334. pdf
  • Hill, D. E., & Otto, J. C. (2011) Visual display by male Maratus pavonis (Dunn 1947) and Maratus splendens (Rainbow 1896)(Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae). Peckhamia, 89, 1-41.

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Category:Salticidae Category:Fauna of Australia Category:Spiders of Australia