Maratus combustus
Maratus combustus is a species of peacock spider native to Australia.[1] The species was discovered together with Maratus felinus and Maratus aquilus by a research group from Monash University,[2] near Lake Jasper in the South West region of Western Australia.[3] However, the ranges of each species do not overlap.
| Maratus combustus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Maratus |
| Species: | M. combustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Maratus combustus Schubert, 2019 | |
Description
The spider has a medium-dark burnt orange color on its abdomen.[4] Like other Maratus species, it is very small. Male spiders are brighter colored than female spiders.[5]
References
- Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- "Expert names three new peacock spider species • Earth.com". Earth.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- Schubert, Joseph (2019-03-04). "Three new peacock spiders from Southwestern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch, 1878)". Zootaxa. 4564 (1): 81–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
- GrrlScientist. "Three New Species Of Peacock Spiders May Be An Arachnophobe's Best Friend". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- Loomes, Phoebe; News.com.au (2019-03-08). "Australia discovers three new species of spiders". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
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