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
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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

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  1. ^ a b "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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