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AF, 3AC, 4AC, 5AF, 6AD, 7AC, 8AC)
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B75FF8F01988C9545B49DF7" bold="true" box="[151,390,2016,2043]" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Material examined.</emphasis>
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(
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) from
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SSE
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of Mayanup,
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,
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.
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:
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,
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(
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), same locality data as
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.
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C01C88B94457C9AF7" bold="true" box="[199,334,225,251]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name (
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, Latin
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, m, adjective, English translation: deep blue) refers to the deep blue colouration of the dorsal opisthosomal scale patterns of the male of this species.
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C01C88A5D45709B4F" bold="true" box="[199,322,296,323]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
This species belongs to the
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C03738A5F47109B4F" box="[636,802,298,323]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Maratus vespa</emphasis>
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group (
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), with respect to the presence of many long bristle-like setae on legs III of the male, and the courtship display of the male which rapidly turns from side to side with a raised opisthosoma and extended large, lobate lateral opisthosomal flaps, displaying to females at close proximity (within millimetres).
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C03388AE346839BA3" box="[567,689,406,431]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">M. azureus</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from all other males of the group by its unique dorsal opisthosomal pattern by which a complex pattern of dull brown, red, and turquoise bands mark a background of deep blue scales. (
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AC, F).
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most closely resembles
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Otto &amp;
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, however, the posterodorsal opisthosoma of
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is marked with a transverse band of light blue scales which
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C05D2897741659817" box="[1245,1367,514,539]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">M. azureus</emphasis>
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lacks. Females of
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C0011895345A99833" box="[286,411,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">M. azureus</emphasis>
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are similar to other females in the
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C023D895347A89833" box="[818,922,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">M. vespa</emphasis>
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clade and identification may not be possible without association with a male. The structures of the external male and female genitalia of
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C0591893F4128986F" box="[1182,1306,586,611]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">M. azureus</emphasis>
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are of little use in distinguishing them from other Southwestern
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endemic
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C02BB891B4021988B" box="[948,1043,622,647]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Maratus</emphasis>
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species.
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C01C889E5459098A7" bold="true" box="[199,418,656,683]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Description. Male.</emphasis>
Carapace dark brown, almost black and mostly glabrous. Ocular quadrangle region covered thickly in light tan scales and interrupted by five distinct stripes of red-orange scales which extend from behind each anterior eye and at the median of the AME to rear margin of ocular quadrangle (
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AF). Median thoracic tract comprised of
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B76FF8C01C8885445EA998F" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2015]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
white setae extends from rear slope of carapace to rear margin of ocular quadrangle region (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C05FD885441059937" box="[1266,1335,801,827]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
AC, F). Lateral slopes of carapace with light covering of tan-coloured setae. Thin marginal band of white setae present at rim of carapace (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C005A881C45F9998F" box="[341,459,873,899]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2C, F</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B76FF8C01C888F8455F9E3B" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2015]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
PME closer to PLE than to ALE. AME and ALE ringed with short, red-orange scales dorsally and short, tan scales laterally and ventrally. Long, white setae project downwards from below AME forming triangular shape (
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). Cuticular surface of clypeus black and covered with short, white and tan setae. Chelicerae dark brown and glabrous. Coxae and endites pale, labium dark brown and glabrous. Sternum dark brown with light covering of fine, tan setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C00078F6845529E3B" box="[264,352,1053,1079]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,712,737]" captionTargetBox="[156,1431,189,680]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1437,181,686]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Images of preserved holotype Maratus azureus sp. nov. (WAM-T150109): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view (scale bars 2mm)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730658" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730658/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B76FF8C01C88F34467E9F3F" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2015]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
Anterior ~1/4 of dorsal opisthosoma marked with complex pattern of irregularly shaped bands of red-orange scales on a background of light turquoise scales. Remaining posterior ~3/4 of dorsal opisthosoma marked with complex pattern of brown-purple bands on a background of deep blue scales. Posterior margin of dorsal opisthosoma distinctly marked with four tracts of vivid light-turquoise scales on a dark background (
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AC, F). Colular tuft of white setae situated above black spinnerets. Ventral opisthosoma dark brown and scattered with short, tan-coloured setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C003E8F8045BE9F03" box="[305,396,1269,1295]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,712,737]" captionTargetBox="[156,1431,189,680]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1437,181,686]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Images of preserved holotype Maratus azureus sp. nov. (WAM-T150109): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view (scale bars 2mm)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730658" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730658/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). Deep blue, lateral opisthosomal flaps which can be extended during courtship present on lateral edges of opisthosoma (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C00E98E6C460C9F3F" box="[486,574,1305,1331]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,741,766]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,309,716]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[152,1436,309,716]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Courtship display of paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: WAM T150110T150113): A, legs III raised and partially flexed; B, opisthosoma raised and legs III straightened outwards; C, opisthosomal flaps partially extended." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730666" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730666/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B76FF8C01C18E48473A9C5F" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2015]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
Legs I and II subequal in length, legs III and IV longer, legs III by far longest. Each leg with thick covering of tan setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C00078E1445799F77" box="[264,331,1377,1403]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
CE). Legs III and IV with indistinct patches of black and white setae mostly dorsally and posteri- orly (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C01DD8EF0457B9F93" box="[210,329,1413,1439]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2A, B</figureCitation>
). Legs III heavily fringed with black, white, and tan setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C02DD8EF0401A9F93" box="[978,1064,1413,1439]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2E</figureCitation>
). Tarsi of each leg lightly covered with white setae, legs III more distinctively so (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C03A88EDC46DB9FCF" box="[679,745,1449,1475]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
AF). Pedipalp covered dorsally with long, tan-coloured setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C01AF8EB844CA9FEB" box="[160,248,1485,1511]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2D</figureCitation>
) and laterally with dark brown setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C03A48EB847369FEB" box="[683,772,1485,1511]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1894,1919]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,273,1869]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus images of living paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113):A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730656" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730656/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 2E</figureCitation>
). Relatively large male palpal bulb with retrolateral sperm duct loop, large retrobasal tegular lobe, finger-like retrolateral tibial apophysis, embolic disc with anticlockwise coiled embolus. Distal embolus with two seemingly fused apices when viewed laterally. Heavily sclerotized cuticle on tegulum prolaterally below emolic disc (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C038F8D4C46F09C5F" box="[640,706,1593,1619]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1591,1616]" captionTargetBox="[157,1414,810,1560]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[149,1439,794,1565]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Images of preserved holotype Maratus azureus sp. nov. (WAM-T150109) left pedipalp structure: A, prolateral view; B, ventral view showing embolic disc and tegular lobe. C, retrolateral viewshowing finger-like retrolateral tibial apophysis and retrolateral sperm duct loop (scale bars 0.5mm)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730660" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730660/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
AC).
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B76FF8C01C88D2847869CEF" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2015]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B76FF8C01C88D2845179C7B" bold="true" box="[199,293,1629,1655]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Female.</emphasis>
Female. Ocular quadrangle region with light cover of light brown and off-white setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C041A8D28416B9C7B" box="[1301,1369,1628,1655]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1887,1912]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,181,1861]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Habitus images of living paratype female Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113): A, dorsal view; B, dorsolateral view; C, anterior view; D: anterodorsal view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterodorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730662" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730662/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
AF). Median thoracic tract comprised of off-white setae situated on rear slope of carapace (worn in
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female) (
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). Lateral tracts of off-white setae extend from ALE to rear margin of carapace (also worn). Carapace otherwise dark brown, almost black, and mostly glabrous, lacking marginal band.
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B76FF8C01C88D98402B9D78" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2015]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
PME closer to PLE than to ALE. Anterior eyes ringed with white and red-brown scales or setae. Long white setae project downwards from below AME forming triangular shape. Clypeus lightly covered with short, white setae (
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). Chelicerae dark brown and glabrous. Coxae pale, endites and labium dark brown, translucent and mostly glabrous. Sternum dark brown with light covering of fine, white setae (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B76FF8C02BC8C2C403E9D78" box="[947,1036,1881,1908]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1943,1968]" captionTargetBox="[165,1424,315,1908]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[156,1431,309,1917]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. Images of preserved paratype female Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: WAM T150110T150113): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view; D, ventral view of epigyne (scale bars 2mm for whole specimen, 0.5mm for epigyne)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730664" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730664/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
).
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Dorsal opisthosoma dark brown with incomplete cover of off-white and dark brown setae. Vague chevron pattern of white setae extends from posterior margin of dorsal opisthosoma, pattern more distinct on/between posterior opisthosomal apodemes. Anterior opisthosomal apodemes with light covering of off-white setae. Broad tracts of off-white setae cover lateral opisthosoma extending over posterior margin of dorsal opisthosoma forming V shape (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B77FF8D01AF8BC845259ADB" box="[160,279,188,215]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1887,1912]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,181,1861]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Habitus images of living paratype female Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113): A, dorsal view; B, dorsolateral view; C, anterior view; D: anterodorsal view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterodorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730662" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730662/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 5A, B</figureCitation>
, DF). Colular tuft of white setae situated above spinnerets. Lateral and ventral opisthosoma light brown with irregular dark spots (
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).
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B77FF8D01988C1345209D73" bold="true" box="[151,274,1894,1919]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Habitus images of living paratype male
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s
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B77FF8D025A8C1347969D72" bold="true" box="[853,932,1894,1918]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">sp. nov.</emphasis>
(paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113): A, dorsal view; B, dorsal view; C, lateral view; D: anterior view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterolateral view.
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B70FF8A019889BD452198ED" bold="true" box="[151,275,712,737]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Images of preserved holotype
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(WAM-T150109): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view (scale bars 2mm).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B70FF8A01988D4246F99C94" blockId="4.[151,1436,1591,1688]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B70FF8A01988D4245279C5C" bold="true" box="[151,277,1591,1616]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Images of preserved holotype
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</emphasis>
(WAM-T150109) left pedipalp structure: A, prolateral view; B, ventral view showing embolic disc and tegular lobe. C, retrolateral viewshowing finger-like retrolateral tibial apophysis and retrolateral sperm duct loop (scale bars 0.5mm).
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B71FF8B01988C2A45279D74" bold="true" box="[151,277,1887,1912]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Habitus images of living paratype female
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B71FF8B03DB8C1547449D7B" box="[724,886,1888,1911]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Maratus azureu</emphasis>
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s
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B71FF8B02878C1547E99D74" bold="true" box="[904,987,1888,1912]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">sp. nov.</emphasis>
(paratypes: (WAM T150110T150113): A, dorsal view; B, dorsolateral view; C, anterior view; D: anterodorsal view; E, anterolateral view; F, posterodorsal view.
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B72FF8801C88BEC41B89B2C" blockId="6.[151,1437,153,288]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
Legs I and II subequal in length, legs III and IV longer, legs III longest. Each leg with incomplete cover of off-white and brown setae, integument below light brown and translucent (
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AF). Pedipalps light brown and translucent with incomplete cover of white setae. Epigynum with pair of large ovate fossae separated by septum. Ovate posterior spermatheca behind each fossa. Sclerotized ducts present anterior to each spermatheca (
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B72FF8801988CE241BA9DD8" blockId="6.[151,1436,1943,2004]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B72FF8801988CE245269DBC" bold="true" box="[151,276,1943,1968]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Images of preserved paratype female
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B72FF8803918CEC477B9DBC" box="[670,841,1945,1968]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Maratus azureus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B72FF88025E8CED47909DBC" bold="true" box="[849,930,1944,1968]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
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</emphasis>
(paratypes: WAM T150110T150113): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view; D, ventral view of epigyne (scale bars 2mm for whole specimen, 0.5mm for epigyne).
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</caption>
<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B73FF8901C88BED417C9B13" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,287]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8901C88BED450D9ABF" bold="true" box="[199,319,152,179]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Variation.</emphasis>
Between males in the
<typeStatus id="54BE88651B73FF8903358BEC46589ABF" box="[570,618,153,179]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">type</typeStatus>
series, the white tracts of scales appear more or less distinct due to scales rubbing off. The width and colour of the markings of scales on the ocular quadrangle of the males also vary slightly. The width and colour of each tract of scales on dorsal opisthosoma vary between the males in the
<typeStatus id="54BE88651B73FF8905C38B9440CE9AF7" box="[1228,1276,225,251]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">type</typeStatus>
series, as well as the positioning of the four light tracts of scales at the posterior margin of the dorsal opisthosoma (
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B73FF890198899041AB992E" blockId="7.[151,1436,741,802]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8901988990452798F1" bold="true" box="[151,277,741,766]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
Courtship display of paratype male
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8903808993470898F1" box="[655,826,742,765]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Maratus azureus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF89024D899047A698F1" bold="true" box="[834,916,741,765]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24257AE1B73FF89024D899047A698F1" box="[834,916,741,765]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(paratypes: WAM T150110T150113): A, legs III raised and partially flexed; B, opisthosoma raised and legs III straightened outwards; C, opisthosomal flaps partially extended.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B73FF8901988FA044E99F3A" blockId="7.[151,1436,1237,1334]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8901988FA045269EE2" bold="true" box="[151,276,1237,1262]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
Variation in preserved holotype (WAM-T150109) and paratype (paratypes: WAM T150110T150113) male
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF89047D8FA2452D9F1E" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Maratus azureus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF89002A8F8F45449F1E" bold="true" box="[293,374,1274,1298]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24257AE1B73FF89002A8F8F45449F1E" box="[293,374,1274,1298]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
specimens: A, holotype male; B, paratype male #1; C, paratype male #2; D, paratype male #3 (scale bars 2mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B73FF8901988C3B47FD9D6B" blockId="7.[151,975,1870,1895]" box="[151,975,1870,1895]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8901988C3B45219D6B" bold="true" box="[151,275,1870,1895]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
Habitat of
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<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8900898C2546029D6B" box="[390,560,1872,1895]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Maratus azureus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8903398C3A46B59D6B" bold="true" box="[566,647,1871,1895]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24257AE1B73FF8903398C3A46B59D6B" box="[566,647,1871,1895]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in Mayanup, Western Australia.
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</caption>
<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B73FF8601C88CE1451D9AF0" blockId="7.[151,1436,1940,2040]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1437,153,503]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B73FF8901C88CE145969DA3" bold="true" box="[199,420,1940,1967]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Courtship display.</emphasis>
The male elevates legs III in a partially flexed position, holding them upwards and holding them in place for the duration of the courtship display. The opisthosoma is elevated and waved, and the lateral opisthosoma flaps are extended and legs III straightened. As the female approaches, the lateral opisthosomal flaps are repeatedly retracted and extended while the opisthosoma remains elevated and waving (
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B7CFF86059F8BEC40E39ABF" box="[1168,1233,153,179]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,741,766]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,309,716]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[152,1436,309,716]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Courtship display of paratype male Maratus azureus sp. nov. (paratypes: WAM T150110T150113): A, legs III raised and partially flexed; B, opisthosoma raised and legs III straightened outwards; C, opisthosomal flaps partially extended." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730666" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730666/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
AC). (Note: only partial courtship display observed, the males may exhibit a more complete courtship display with multiple modes of courtship).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B7CFF8601C88A71410A9B6B" blockId="8.[151,1437,153,503]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B7CFF8601C88A7145949B13" bold="true" box="[199,422,260,287]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Dimensions. Male.</emphasis>
Total length: 4.424.63 (4.53±0.07, n=4). Carapace length 2.302.58 (2.46±0.12, n=4). Opisthosoma length 1.942.26 (2.10±0.11, n=4). Leg I length: 2.782.84 (2.82±0.03, n=4). Leg II length: 2.802.85 (2.82±0.02, n=4). Leg III length: 4.144.20 (4.15±0.02, n=4). Leg IV length: 3.703.75 (3.72±0.02, n=4).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B7CFF8601C88A0547049BA3" blockId="8.[151,1437,153,503]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B7CFF8601C88A05458D9B87" bold="true" box="[199,447,368,395]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Dimensions. Female.</emphasis>
Total length: 6.48. Carapace length 3.01. Opisthosoma length 3.48. Leg I length: 2.51. Leg II length: 2.56. Leg III length: 4.2. Leg IV length: 3.81.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31F654C1B7CFF8601C88ACD40849BFB" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BBA36C71B7CFF8601C88ACD40849BFB" blockId="8.[151,1437,153,503]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B971EAD51B7CFF8601C88ACD45539BDF" bold="true" box="[199,353,440,467]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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locality
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SSE of Mayanup,
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(
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). Found in the eucalypt leaf litter shown in
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B7CFF8603128AA846479BFB" box="[541,629,477,503]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1870,1895]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,1356,1845]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[152,1436,1356,1845]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 9. Habitat of Maratus azureus sp. nov. in Mayanup, Western Australia." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730670" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730670/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9A</figureCitation>
, and also on the grass-like plants shown in
<figureCitation id="133E2A421B7CFF8605548AA840839BFB" box="[1115,1201,477,503]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1870,1895]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,1356,1845]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[152,1436,1356,1845]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 9. Habitat of Maratus azureus sp. nov. in Mayanup, Western Australia." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3730670" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3730670/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9B</figureCitation>
.
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