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    • Maratus albus
    • Maratus amabilis
    • Maratus ammophilus
    • Maratus anomalus
    • Maratus aquilus
    • Maratus aurantius
    • Maratus australis
    • Maratus avibus
    • Maratus bubo
    • Maratus caeruleus
    • Maratus calcitrans
    • Maratus candens
    • Maratus chrysomelas
    • Maratus constellatus
    • Maratus cristatus
    • Maratus cuspis
    • Maratus electricus
    • Maratus elephans
    • Maratus eliasi
    • Maratus flavus
    • Maratus gemmifer
    • Maratus harrisi
    • Saratus hesperus
    • Maratus icarus
    • Maratus inaquosus
    • Maratus jactatus
    • Maratus julianneae
    • Maratus karrie
    • Maratus lentus
    • Maratus linnaei
    • Maratus lobatus
    • Maratus melindae
    • Maratus mungaich
    • Maratus nemo
    • Maratus neptunus
    • Maratus nigromaculatus
    • Maratus nimbus
    • Maratus nubilis
    • Maratus ottoi
    • Maratus personatus
    • Maratus pinniger
    • Maratus robinsoni
    • Jotus remus
    • Maratus pardus
    • Maratus sapphirus
    • Maratus sarahae
    • Maratus sceletus
    • Maratus speciosus
    • Maratus speculifer
    • Maratus splendens
    • Maratus sylvestris
    • Maratus tortus
    • Maratus trigonus
    • Maratus unicup
    • Maratus vespa
    • Maratus vespertilio
    • Maratus volans
    • Maratus miles
    • 1. First encounter
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    • 4. Peckhamia
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    • 7. Stuart
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    • 9. Lane Cove
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    • 11. Bluff Knoll
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Peacock Spider

  • About
  • Contact
  • Merchandise
  • Female peacock spiders
  • FAQ
    • Are peacock spiders venomous ?
    • How many species did you discover and name ?
    • how long do they live ?
    • How small or large are they ?
    • Do they use a web to catch their prey ?
    • Do females eat the males whose dance they don't like ?
    • Where can I buy them ?
    • How many species of peacock spider ?
    • Where do they live ?
    • What do they eat ?
    • Are they endangered ?
    • What do their names mean ?
    • What is your favourite peacock spider ?
    • Where can I learn more about peacock spiders ?
    • How do you name a new species ?
    • How many more species are there to be discovered ?
    • Do males display only to a female of their own species ?
    • Which was the first peacock spider ?
    • How man species were known when you found your first ?
    • How are they related ?
    • Do they interbreed ?
    • Are all peacock spiders included on this site ?
  • Size
  • Male peacock spiders
  • Undescribed peacock spiders
  • Jotus remus
  • Juveniles
  • Edited videos
  • Unedited video
    • Maratus albus
    • Maratus amabilis
    • Maratus ammophilus
    • Maratus anomalus
    • Maratus aquilus
    • Maratus aurantius
    • Maratus australis
    • Maratus avibus
    • Maratus bubo
    • Maratus caeruleus
    • Maratus calcitrans
    • Maratus candens
    • Maratus chrysomelas
    • Maratus constellatus
    • Maratus cristatus
    • Maratus cuspis
    • Maratus electricus
    • Maratus elephans
    • Maratus eliasi
    • Maratus flavus
    • Maratus gemmifer
    • Maratus harrisi
    • Saratus hesperus
    • Maratus icarus
    • Maratus inaquosus
    • Maratus jactatus
    • Maratus julianneae
    • Maratus karrie
    • Maratus lentus
    • Maratus linnaei
    • Maratus lobatus
    • Maratus melindae
    • Maratus mungaich
    • Maratus nemo
    • Maratus neptunus
    • Maratus nigromaculatus
    • Maratus nimbus
    • Maratus nubilis
    • Maratus ottoi
    • Maratus personatus
    • Maratus pinniger
    • Maratus robinsoni
    • Jotus remus
    • Maratus pardus
    • Maratus sapphirus
    • Maratus sarahae
    • Maratus sceletus
    • Maratus speciosus
    • Maratus speculifer
    • Maratus splendens
    • Maratus sylvestris
    • Maratus tortus
    • Maratus trigonus
    • Maratus unicup
    • Maratus vespa
    • Maratus vespertilio
    • Maratus volans
    • Maratus miles
  • My memories
    • 1. First encounter
    • 2. Early days
    • 3. Crash
    • 4. Peckhamia
    • 5. Movie time
    • 6. Attenborough and Prince Charles
    • 7. Stuart
    • 8. The Calendar
    • 9. Lane Cove
    • 10. Whitton
    • 11. Bluff Knoll
    • 12. Facebook
    • 13. David Knowles
  • News
  • Otto & Hill publications
  • Other publications

Updated catalogue of Australian peacock spiders including taxonomic changes

February 26, 2021

On 25 February 2021 Jurgen Otto and David Hill published an updated version of their “Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders” in Peckhamia 148.4, now including 91 species in the genus Maratus. Based on a phylogenetic analysis by Girard et al (2021) all species previously assigned to the genera Saratus and Hypoblemum were transferred into the genus Maratus.

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