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- Title
Two new peacock spider species of the genus Maratus (Araneae: Salticidae: Salticinae) from south-western Australia.
- Authors
Waldock, Julianne M.; Duncan, Michael; Doe, Michael; Fletcher, Adam; O'Toole, Christian; Irvine, Paul
- Abstract
The Australian endemic Peacock spider genus Maratus currently includes 97 species which are renowned for their elaborate courtship displays. Two new species are described from south-western Australia, M. fletcheri sp. nov. and M. harveyi sp. nov. Recently collected material has extended the range of M. madelineae Waldock, 2014. A brief summary of the courtship display for M. fletcheri sp. nov. is included.
- Subjects
WESTERN Australia; AUSTRALIA; SPIDERS; SPECIES; JUMPING spiders; COURTSHIP; TAXONOMY
- Publication
Records of the Western Australian Museum, 2020, Vol 35, p1
- ISSN
0312-3162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18195/issn.0312-3162.35.2020.001-009