Maratus lobatus
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Maratus lobatus is a species of the peacock spider genus, characterised by its distinctive courtship display. They are found on the south coast of Western Australia and in South Australia.{{citation |title=Taxon details Maratus lobatus Otto & Hill, 2016 |work=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=https://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/54988 |access-date=2022-04-06 }}{{cite journal|last1=Otto|first1=Jürgen C.|last2=Hill|first2=David E.|title=Seven new peacock spiders from Western Australia and South Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus)|journal=Peckhamia|date=22 May 2016|volume=1|issue=141|pages=1–101|url=http://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_141.1.pdf|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
References
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Further reading
- Maddison, Wayne P. "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)." Journal of Arachnology 43.3 (2015): 231-292.
- Waldock, Julianne M. "A new species of peacock spider, Maratus proszynskii sp. nov.(Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini), from Tasmania, with a review of Maratus in Tasmania, Australia." RECORDS OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 144.150 (2015): 150.
External links
- [https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36416452 BBC News video]
- [http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2016/05/video-7-new-species-of-peacock-spider-discovered/ Australian Geographic video]
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Category:Spiders described in 2016
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