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Genus: Maratus Karsch, 1878 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Maratus volpei Schubert, 2020

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051761

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Described:

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Distribution: Australia (South Australia)

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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Holotype: South Australian Museum (SAM), Adelaide, Australia m (NN30454) - (Schubert, 2020)
Paratype: South Australian Museum (SAM), Adelaide, Australia 3m 2f (NN30455-30459) - (Schubert, 2020)

Taxonomic References

Maratus volpei Schubert, 2020: 37, f. 45A-F, 46A-C, 47A-C, 48A-D, 49A-D, 50A-C, 51A-F (Dmf) Original description

Maratus volpei Otto & Hill, 2021: 11 (m habitus)

Maratus volpei Otto & Hill, 2022d: 58, f. 1.4, 46.1-3 (mf habitus)

References

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2021). Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus), version 4. Peckhamia 148.4: 1-35. -- Show included taxa

Otto, J. C. & Hill, D. E. (2022d). Maratus ammophilus, a new peacock spider in the fimbriatus group from Western Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini). Peckhamia 273.1: 1-65. -- Show included taxa

Schubert, J. (2020). Seven new species of Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch, 1878). Zootaxa 4758(1): 1-44. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.1.1 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference
2022-08-12	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2022d
2021-02-24	New taxonomic reference entry	Otto & Hill, 2021
2020-03-27	New taxonomic reference entry	Schubert, 2020
2020-03-27	New species inserted	Schubert, 2020