World Spider Catalog

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

Maratus candens Otto & Hill, 2022

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053937

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Described:

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia m - (Otto & Hill, 2022b)
Paratype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia 2m 2f - (Otto & Hill, 2022b)

Taxonomic References

Maratus candens Otto & Hill, 2022b: 3, f. 1.1-2, 3-30, 31.6-9 (Dmf) Original description

Maratus candens Otto & Hill, 2024a: 2, f. 1.4-5 (m habitus)

Maratus candens Otto & Hill, 2025b: 1, f. 1.1 (m habitus)

References

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2022b). Maratus candens, a new peacock spider in the linnaei group from southwestern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini). Peckhamia 263.1: 1-33. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2024a). Two new peacock spiders in the linnaei group from Western Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Australphryni: Maratus). Peckhamia 318.1: 1-85. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2025b). Two new peacock spiders in the Maratus linnaei group of southwestern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Australphryni). Peckhamia 341.1: 1-77. -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference
2025-09-26	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2025b
2024-08-14	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2024a
2022-04-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2022b
2022-04-13	New species inserted	Otto & Hill, 2022b