Maratus combustus

Maratus combustus is a species of peacock spider native to Australia.[1] The species was discovered together with Maratus felinus and Maratus aquilus by a research group from Monash University,[2] near Lake Jasper in the South West region of Western Australia.[3] However, the ranges of each species do not overlap.

Maratus combustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Maratus
Species:
M. combustus
Binomial name
Maratus combustus
Schubert, 2019

Description

The spider has a medium-dark burnt orange color on its abdomen.[4] Like other Maratus species, it is very small. Male spiders are brighter colored than female spiders.[5]

References

  1. Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  2. "Expert names three new peacock spider species • Earth.com". Earth.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  3. Schubert, Joseph (2019-03-04). "Three new peacock spiders from Southwestern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch, 1878)". Zootaxa. 4564 (1): 81–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. GrrlScientist. "Three New Species Of Peacock Spiders May Be An Arachnophobe's Best Friend". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  5. Loomes, Phoebe; News.com.au (2019-03-08). "Australia discovers three new species of spiders". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-04-19.


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