Western Australia SpidersSpider Index Aname sp Dingosa sp Jotus sp Maratus griseus Maratus hortorum Maratus pavonis Maratus speciosus Mituliodon tarantulinus

Maratus griseus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae, found in Australia and New Zealand. Also known by the common name of White Banded House Jumper, this species has been variously misidentified as Euophrys parvula and Hypoblemum albovittatum.

Maratus griseus (male), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus (male), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort

Maratus griseus are usually brown or black in colour, the male often darker in darker colour to the female. The males also have a bright reddish-orange band of hairs above and below their eyes and thick white hairs that cover their palps. The females are typically dull brown or black, have a circular band of white hairs on the head that contrasts with their opaque colouration.

Maratus griseus (female), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus (female), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus, Gledhow Albany WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus, Gledhow Albany WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus (male), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus (male), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus, Gledhow Albany WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus griseus, Gledhow Albany WA © Jean and Fred Hort

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae
  • Genus: Maratus
  • Species: Maratus griseus

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Maratus pavonis (Dunn, 1947), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Maratus pavonis

Western Australia SpidersSpider Index Aname sp Dingosa sp Jotus sp Maratus griseus Maratus hortorum Maratus pavonis Maratus speciosus Mituliodon tarantulinus

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