Maratus sceletus

Maratus sceletus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Maratus
Species: M. sceletus
Binomial name
Maratus sceletus
(Otto & Hill, 2015)

Maratus sceletus (colloquially named skeletorus) is a species of the peacock spider genus, or more generically, a member of the Australian jumping spider family. Described in 2015, they have been collected only in Wondul Range National Park in southern Queensland. The species name is derived from the Latin sceletus "skeleton", from its distinctive body pattern.[1]

Like other Maratus spiders, the males of the species engage in an elaborate courtship display. The male is black with prominent white stripes and markings across its carapace and legs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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