Species Maratus ottoi Baehr & Whyte, 2016
- Maratus ottoi Baehr, B.C. & Whyte, R. 2016. The Peacock Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species. Zootaxa 4154: 501–525 [516–522, figs 11B, E, H, 13A‒I].
Type data:
Holotype QM S96332 ♂ (M. Doe, 10 Nov. 2015), Venman Bushland National Park, Queensland [27°37’S, 153°12’E].
Paratype(s) QM S96333 ♀ (as allotype), as for holotype; QM S96334 ♀, as for holotype; QM S35068 ♂, Rochdale State Forest, Queensland [27°37’S, 153°09’E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, litter, predator.
General References
Otto, J.C. & Hill, D.E. 2017. Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus, Sataus). Peckhamia 148.1: 1-24 (includes a photo, distribution and diagnostic characteristics)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 06-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| Maratus Karsch, 1878 | 15-Sep-2016 | ADDED |