World Spider Catalog

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

Maratus alpinus Schubert & Kurek, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067371

ZooBank: F76D2FC8-3BAB-4702-938E-C9A95467EB2C

Permalink: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067371

Described:

Distribution: Australia (Victoria)

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

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Museums Victoria Research Institute, Entomology and Arachnology Collection, Carlton, Victoria m (K 16541) - (Schubert & Kurek, 2026)
Paratype: Museums Victoria Research Institute, Entomology and Arachnology Collection, Carlton, Victoria 1m 1f (K 16542-16543) - (Schubert & Kurek, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Maratus alpinus Schubert & Kurek, 2026: 6, f. 1L, 4A-F, 5A-F, 6A-D (Dmf) Original description

References

Schubert, J. & Kurek, D. A. (2026). A new subalpine peacock spider species (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch, 1878) from Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 131: 1-12. doi: 10.54102/ajt.g3cic ZooBank: EAC18E83-700C-4723-874F-86A133BE6EA2 -- 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	Old value	Comment
2026-09-14	New taxonomic reference entry	Schubert & Kurek, 2026
2026-09-14	New species inserted	Schubert & Kurek, 2026