Maratus
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Maratus
Karsch, 1878
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Maratus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1] These spiders are commonly referred to as peacock spiders due to their colorful abdominal flaps that they display during courtship.[2] In at least one species, Maratus vespertilio, the expansion of the flaps also occurs during ritualised contests between males.[3] The male display and courtship dance are complex, involving visual and vibratory signals.[1]
All described species are endemic to Australia. Several species in this genus were earlier classified in the genus Saitis, containing the Mediterranean Saitis barbipes, which is superficially similar to Maratus (colorful males with enlarged third pair of legs).
Maratus live on the ground or in low bushes.[4]
Jürgen Otto's 2011 video showing a male displaying for the first time was featured on the Australian ABC TV program Catalyst.[5] By early 2016 Jürgen’s YouTube video of the Peacock Spider Maratus speciosus displaying to a female[6] had over five million views.
Species
As of May 2016, there were 48 confirmed species of Maratus, and a further 16 species are awaiting confirmation as Maratus or assignment to a different genus.[7]
The only non-Australian species, M furvus from China, cannot be linked to any genus with certainty.[8]
- Maratus albus (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus amabilis Karsch 1878
- Maratus anomaliformis (Żabka 1987)
- Maratus anomalus (Karsch 1878)
- Maratus australis (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus avibus Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus bitaeniatus (Keyserling 1882)
- Maratus bubo (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus caeruleus Waldock 2013
- Maratus calcitrans Otto & Hill 2012
- Maratus chloropthalmus (Simon 1909)
- Maratus chrysomelas (Simon 1909)
- Maratus clupeatus Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus dialeucus (L. Koch 1881)
- Maratus digitatus Otto & Hill 2012
- Maratus elephans Otto & Hill 2015
- Maratus fimbriatus Otto & Hill 2016
- Maratus furvus (Song & Chai 1992) — China (considered doubtful)
- Maratus griseus (Keyserling 1882)
- Maratus harrisi Otto & Hill 2011
- Maratus heteropogon (Simon 1909)
- Maratus hortorum Waldock 2014
- Maratus jactatus Otto & Hill 2015
- Maratus karrie Waldock 2013
- Maratus karschi (Żabka 1987)
- Maratus kochi (Żabka 1987)
- Maratus leo Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus linnaei Waldock 2008
- Maratus literatus Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus lobatus (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus madelineae Waldock 2014
- Maratus maritimus Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus melindae Waldock 2013
- Maratus michaelseni (Simon 1909)
- Maratus montanus Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus mungaich Waldock 1995
- Maratus nigriceps (Keyserling 1882)
- Maratus nigromaculatus (Keyserling 1883)
- Maratus obscurior (Simon 1909)
- Maratus pardus Otto & Hill 2014
- Maratus pavonis (Dunn 1947)
- Maratus personatus Otto & Hill 2015
- Maratus piliger (Keyserling 1882)
- Maratus pilosus (Keyserling 1882)
- Maratus plumosus Otto & Hill 2013
- Maratus proszynskii Waldock 2015
- Maratus purcellae Otto & Hill 2013
- Maratus robinsoni Otto & Hill 2012
- Maratus sarahae Waldock 2013
- Maratus sceletus Otto & Hill 2015 [9]
- Maratus scutulatus (L. Koch 1881)
- Maratus speciosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge 1874)
- Maratus speculiferus (Simon 1909)
- Maratus spicatus Otto & Hill 2012
- Maratus splendens (Rainbow 1896)
- Maratus tasmanicus Otto & Hill 2013
- Maratus tessellatus (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus velutinus Otto & Hill 2012
- Maratus vespa (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus vespertilio (Simon 1901)
- Maratus vittatus (Keyserling 1881)
- Maratus volans (O. Pickard-Cambridge 1874)
- Maratus vultus (Otto & Hill 2016)
- Maratus watagansi Otto & Hill 2013
Relationships
Otto and Hill have suggested that Maratus is closely related to the genus Saitis. Both are found in Australia, and in both genera the males have elongated third legs and unmodified first legs.[10]
Footnotes
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References
- "Two new peacock spiders of the calcitrans group from southern Queensland (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae: Maratus)." Jürgen C. Otto and David E. Hill. PECKHAMIA 121.1, 20 January 2015, 1―34. Downloadable from: [1]
See also
External links
- Platnick, Norman I. (2011): The world spider catalog, version 11.5. American Museum of Natural History.
Data related to Maratus at Wikispecies
