Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus, Saratus), version 3
Author
Otto, Jürgen C.
19 Grevillea Avenue, St. Ives, New South Wales 2075, Australia
jurgenotto8@gmail.com
Author
Hill, David E.
213 Wild Horse Creek Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29680 - 6513, USA,
platycryptus@yahoo.com
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Peckhamia
2019
2019-09-20
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The
fimbriatus
group
This small group includes three species, all with an embolus that is shaped like a wheel rim.
M. fimbriatus
has been found at a number of locations in the grazed interior of New South Wales. The closely related
M. licunxini
was collected at Carnarvon Station Homestead in the interior of Queensland. These spiders are quite different from any other known
Maratus
, and their display includes the use of extended legs I. Male
M. fimbriatus
and
M. licunxini
have a spectacular fringe surrounding the fan, and a pair of bright white stripes interrupting its dark, glossy dorsal surface. The fan of the western
M. speculifer
is also dark and glossy, but smaller.