Common Peacock Spider Maratus pavonis (Dunn, 1947)
Fauna Portal species: 8667
Maratus pavonis male, dorsal (Rivervale, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2007)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3779Diagnosis
(after Otto & Hill 2014): see Hill & Otto (2011) for a detailed comparison with M. splendens. The uniform colouration of the eye region, the regular (long, narrow, rectangular) shape of the median thoracic tract, the relative lack of setae on the cymbium, and the relatively translucent legs I, II, and IV, with no white banding (dark bands may be present), separate males from other brightly coloured members of the pavonis group. Dunn used the lack of lateral opisthosomal flaps as an important distinction for M. pavonis, but we presently treat members of populations that do have these flaps as members of the same species.
Status
- native
Linnean Syntype(s)
Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2014): Peacock spiders of the pavonis group from southern Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae: Maratus). Packhamia. 117.1: 1 - 62