World Spider Catalog

Genus: Maratus Karsch, 1878 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Maratus kiwirrkurra Baehr & Whyte, 2016

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048530

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Described:

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Queensland Museum, Brisbane (QMB), Australia m (T138587) - (Baehr & Whyte, 2016a)

Taxonomic References

Maratus kiwirrkurra Baehr & Whyte, 2016a: 503, f. 1A,D,G, 2A-K (Dm) Original description

References

Baehr, B. C. & Whyte, R. (2016a). The peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species. Zootaxa 4154(5): 501-525. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4154.5.1 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2016-09-23	New taxonomic reference entry	Baehr & Whyte, 2016a
2016-09-23	New species inserted	Baehr & Whyte, 2016a