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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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Maratus harrisi Otto & Hill, 2011[1]
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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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Wikispecies has information related to Maratus harrisi.
- ^ a b "Taxon details Maratus harrisi Otto & Hill, 2011". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stuart Harris, Intricate beauty
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Flickr image search for Maratus harrisi
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