Maratus hesperus is a species of Australian jumping spiders. It was first described by J. C. Otto & D. E. Hill in 2017,[2] and has only been found in Australia.[1]

Maratus hesperus
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. hesperus
Binomial name
Maratus hesperus
(Otto & Hill, 2017)
Synonyms[1]
  • Saratus hesperus Otto & Hill, 2017

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Maratus Karsch, 1878". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ Otto, J. C.; Hill, D. E. (2017). "Five new peacock spiders from eastern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch 1878 and Saratus, new genus)". Peckhamia. 147 (1): 1–86.