Maratus lobatus

Maratus lobatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Maratus
Species:	M. lobatus
Binomial name
Maratus lobatus Otto & Hill, 2016 [1]

Maratus lobatus is a species of the peacock spider genus, characterised by its distinctive courtship display. They are found on the south coast of Western Australia and in South Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Taxon details Maratus lobatus Otto & Hill, 2016", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2022-04-06
2. Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (22 May 2016). "Seven new peacock spiders from Western Australia and South Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 1 (141): 1–101. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

Further reading

• Maddison, Wayne P. "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)." Journal of Arachnology 43.3 (2015): 231-292.
• Waldock, Julianne M. "A new species of peacock spider, Maratus proszynskii sp. nov.(Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini), from Tasmania, with a review of Maratus in Tasmania, Australia." RECORDS OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 144.150 (2015): 150.

External links

• BBC News video Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Australian Geographic video