Maratus harrisi

Maratus harrisi is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family.[1] It was described in 2011 and is native to the Australian Capital Territory.[2]

Maratus harrisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Maratus
Species:
M. harrisi
Binomial name
Maratus harrisi
Otto & Hill, 2011[1]

The species is named after its discoverer, Stuart Harris, a Canberran vineyard worker and amateur photographer, who first came across the spider in Namadgi National Park in December 2008.[3] Harris posted a photograph of the spider to his Flickr account soon after and it was noticed by spider researcher David Hill.[4][5][6]

References
Wikispecies has information related to Maratus harrisi.
  1. "Taxon details Maratus harrisi Otto & Hill, 2011". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (2011). "An illustrated review of the known peacock spiders of the genus Maratus from Australia, with description of a new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 96 (1).
  3. Warden, Ian (23 July 2015). "Gang-gang: Namadgi's eight-legged movie star shuns limelight". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
  4. Stuart Harris, Intricate beauty
  5. Beeby, Rosslyn (3 April 2012). "How amateurs discovered Namadgi's tiny dancer". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015.
  6. Wood, Stephanie (22 May 2015). "Jurgen Otto and his dancing spiders". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015.


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