Maratus nigromaculatus is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family.[1] Described in 1883 by Keyserling as Ergane nigromaculata from a specimen from Rockhampton,[2] they are found in Queensland. The species name is derived from the Latin words niger "black" and maculatus "spotted".
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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. nigromaculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Maratus nigromaculatus (Keyserling 1883)[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ergane nigromaculata Keyserling 1883 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Taxon details Maratus nigromaculatus (Keyserling, 1883)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (2012). "Notes on Maratus Karsch 1878 and related jumping spiders from Australia, with five new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 103 (1).
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