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

Maratus icarus Otto & Hill, 2019

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051399

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Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)

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

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Holotype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia m - (Otto & Hill, 2019a)
Paratype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia 9m 11f - (Otto & Hill, 2019a)

Taxonomic References

Maratus icarus Otto & Hill, 2019a: 29, f. 16.2, 17-29 (Dmf) Original description

Maratus icarus Otto & Hill, 2019b: 20 (m habitus)

Maratus icarus Otto & Hill, 2021: 26 (m habitus)

Maratus icarus Otto & Hill, 2022a: 1, f. 1.5 (m habitus)

Maratus icarus Otto & Hill, 2025a: 3, f. 2.3, 2.6, 44.8 (m habitus)

References

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2019a). Three new peacock spiders from the southeast and southwest of Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus). Peckhamia 189.1: 1-77. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2019b). Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus, Saratus), version 3. Peckhamia 148.3: 1-28. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2021). Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus), version 4. Peckhamia 148.4: 1-35. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2022a). Maratus pinniger, a new peacock spider in the vespa group from southwestern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini). Peckhamia 262.1: 1-30. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2025a). Two new peacock spiders in the Maratus vespa group of southwestern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Australphryni). Peckhamia 335.1: 1-58. -- 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.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference
2025-06-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2025a
2022-03-27	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2022a
2021-02-24	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2021
2020-01-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2019b
2019-09-18	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2019a
2019-09-18	New species inserted	Otto & Hill, 2019a