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

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.

Maratus pavonis feeding on a cricket, Bullsbrook Nature Reserve, Bullsbrook WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus pavonis feeding on a cricket, Bullsbrook Nature Reserve, Bullsbrook WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Common Peacock Spider / Jumping Spider (Maratus pavonis), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Common Peacock Spider / Jumping Spider (Maratus pavonis), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus pavonis, Cervantes WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Maratus pavonis, Cervantes WA © Jean and Fred Hort

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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

  1. Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Maratus pavonis (Dunn, 1947), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/758297d1-9e18-4832-81eb-7a047db923b9

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