Maratus aquilus Schubert 2019

Otto, Jürgen C. & Hill, David E., 2019, Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus, Saratus), version 3, Peckhamia 148 (3), pp. 1-28 : 19

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3732535
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:19E32A8E-798B-49AE-BE73-168B57D2D44E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3812687
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D187CC-7A51-FFD7-FFCB-FE3EFDC4FC3E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Maratus aquilus Schubert 2019
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Maratus aquilus Schubert 2019 View in CoL

Maratus aquilus Schubert 2019a View in CoL

The species name aquilus is a reference to the fact that, when viewed upside-down, the fan of the male resembles the head of an eagle with its beak wide open. In one mode of display males tightly bracket the small "beak" on the fan between their extended legs III, and attending females look at this closely.