Two new peacock spider species of the genus Maratus (Araneae: Salticidae: Salticinae) from south-western Australia

Waldock, Julianne M.
Duncan, Michael (R10331)
Doe, Michael
Fletcher, Adam
O'Toole, Christian
Irvine, Paul

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Publication date

January 2020

DOI

10.18195/issn.0312-3162.35.2020.001-009

Publisher

Western Australian Museum

Abstract

The Australian endemic Peacock spider genus Maratus currently includes 97 species which are renowned for their elaborate courtship displays. Two new species are described from south-western Australia, M. fetcheri sp. nov. and M. harveyi sp. nov. Recently collected material has extended the range of M. madelineae Waldock, 2014. A brief summary of the courtship display for M. fetcheri sp. nov. is included