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Maratus nigromaculatus is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family Salticidae.

They are a species that have been observed in Queensland, originally described in 1883 by Keyserling as Ergane nigromaculata from a specimen from Rockhampton in Queensland. The species name is derived from the Latin words niger, “black” and maculatus, “spotted”.

Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Mon Repos QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Mon Repos QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Freshwater National Park QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Freshwater National Park QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae
  • Genus: Maratus
  • Species: Maratus nigromaculatus
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales
Black-spotted Peacock Spider (Maratus nigromaculatus), Elliott Heads QLD © Tony Eales

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Tony Eales
  2. Maratus nigromaculatus (Keyserling, 1883), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Maratus nigromaculatus

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