Western Australia SpidersSpider Index Aname sp Dingosa sp Jotus sp Maratus griseus Maratus hortorum Maratus pavonis Maratus speciosus Mituliodon tarantulinus
Species Maratus hortorum, was previously misidentified as Maratus mungaich.
Like all males in the genus Maratus, they are beautifully colourful, and when courting the female, they extend their elongated third legs.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Infraorder: Entelegynae
- Family: Salticidae
- Genus: Maratus
- Species: Maratus hortorum
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
- Maratus hortorum Waldock, 2014, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Maratus hortorum
Western Australia SpidersSpider Index Aname sp Dingosa sp Jotus sp Maratus griseus Maratus hortorum Maratus pavonis Maratus speciosus Mituliodon tarantulinus
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