Maratus jactatus
| Maratus jactatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Maratus |
| Species: | M. jactatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Maratus jactatus (Otto & Hill, 2015) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Sparklemuffin peacock spider | |
Maratus jactatus (colloquially named sparklemuffin) is a species of the peacock spider genus, or more generically, a member of the Australian jumping spider family. They have been collected only in Wondul Range National Park in southern Queensland. Like other Maratus spiders, the males of the species engage in a courtship display, during which they extend their median and posterior fringed spinnerets. They also spread the flaps from over their inflated opisthomal plate, revealing unique iridescent blue scales "interrupted by three bold transverse bands of red-orange to orange pigmented scales." A male presents both the extended spinnets and his expanded and inflated opisthoma as he faces the female that he courts.[1]
References
- ↑ Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (20 January 2015). "Two new peacock spiders of the calcitrans group from southern Queensland (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae: Maratus)" (PDF). Peckhamia (Simpsonville, SC: The Peckham Society) 121 (1): 1–34. ISSN 2161-8526. Retrieved 28 February 2015.