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

Maratus constellatus Schubert, 2020

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051756

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Described:

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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 (T150114) - (Schubert, 2020)
Paratype: Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS), Australia 1m (KS104596) - (Schubert, 2020)

Taxonomic References

Maratus constellatus Schubert, 2020: 9, f. 10A-F, 11A-C, 12A-C, 13A-B (Dm) Original description

Maratus constellatus Otto & Hill, 2021: 11 (m habitus)

Maratus constellatus Hill & Otto, 2023: 1, f. 1-10, 12-13, 16-19 (Df)

Maratus constellatus Otto & Hill, 2023c: 2, f. 1.5 (m habitus)

References

Hill, D. E. & Otto, J. C. (2023). Courtship display by a peacock spider, Maratus constellatus (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Australphryni). Peckhamia 306.1: 1-29. -- 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. (2023c). Maratus yanchep, a new peacock spider from Western Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Australphryni). Peckhamia 311.1: 1-34. -- Show included taxa

Schubert, J. (2020). Seven new species of Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch, 1878). Zootaxa 4758(1): 1-44. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.1.1 -- 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.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2024-01-02	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2023c
2023-10-12	New taxonomic reference entry	Hill & Otto, 2023
2023-10-12	First description of female	Hill & Otto, 2023	Old value
2021-02-24	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2021
2020-03-27	New taxonomic reference entry	Schubert, 2020
2020-03-27	New species inserted	Schubert, 2020