Western Australia SpidersSpider Index Aname sp Dingosa sp Jotus sp Maratus griseus Maratus hortorum Maratus pavonis Maratus speciosus Mituliodon tarantulinus
Maratus pavonis is a species of a group known as the Jumping Spider (family Salticidae) and is endemic to Australia. The species epithet, pavonis, derives from the Latin, pavo, pavonis, meaning “peacock”. It is the male of the species that are colourful.



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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Infraorder: Entelegynae
- Superfamily: Salticoidea
- Family: Salticidae
- Subfamily: Salticinae
- Tribe: Euophryini
- Genus: Maratus
- Species: Maratus pavonis
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
- 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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