Maratus mungaich
Species of spider
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Maratus mungaich, the banksia peacock spider,[citation needed] is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to Western Australia.[2]
| Maratus mungaich | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Maratus |
| Species: | M. mungaich |
| Binomial name | |
| Maratus mungaich Waldock, 1995[1] | |
The species was first described in 1995 by Julianne Waldock.[1] In 2013 she described a species-group for Maratus mungaich.[3] In 2014 Waldock identified Maratus hortorum which had until then been identified as M.mungaich.[4]
In courtship, males in the Maratus genus extend their elongated third legs,[5] and only the male is so brightly and beautifully coloured.
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