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

Maratus astarte Otto & Hill, 2025

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065453

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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 - (Otto & Hill, 2025a)
Paratype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia 2m 1f - (Otto & Hill, 2025a)

Taxonomic References

Maratus astarte Otto & Hill, 2025a: 3, f. 2.1, 2.4, 3.1-24, 4.1-6, 5.1-8, 6.1-5, 7.1-12, 8.1-2, 9.1-6, 10.1-33, 44.2 (Dmf) Original description

References

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	Old value	Comment
2025-06-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2025a
2025-06-30	New species inserted	Otto & Hill, 2025a