Maratus pavonis (the common peacock spider)[citation needed] is a species of jumping spider (Salticidae),[2] endemic to Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2][3] The species epithet, pavonis, derives from the Latin, pavo, pavonis, meaning "peacock".[4][5]
| Maratus pavonis | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Maratus |
| Species: | M. pavonis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maratus pavonis Dunn, 1947
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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,[6] and only the male is so brightly and beautifully coloured.[5]
For its likeness and differences from Maratus splendens, see Otto & Hill (2011).[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Dunn, R.A. (1947) A new salticid spider from Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 15:82-85.
- ^ a b WSC Salticidae:Maratus pavonis(Dunn, 1947), World Spider Catalog (WSC) Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Latin Definition for: pavo, pavonis (ID: 29558) - Latin Dictionary and Grammar Resources - Latdict". latin-dictionary.net. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b Dunn, R.A. (1957) ""The Peacock Spider", Walkabout, Vol. 23 No. 4 (1 April 1957)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Hill, D.E. (2009) Euophryine jumping spiders that extend their third legs during courtship (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae: Maratus, Saitis). Peckhamia 74.1:1-27. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Otto, J.C. & Hill, D.E. (2011) An illustrated review of the known peacock spiders of the genus Maratus from Australia, with description of a new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae), Peckhamia 96.1:1-27. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
Further reading edit
- Baehr, Barbara C.; Whyte, Robert (2016). "The Peacock Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species". Zootaxa. 4154 (5): 501–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4154.5.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27615856.