Maratus vespertilio ( Simon 1901 )

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 : 21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3732535
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3812729
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D187CC-7A57-FFD1-FFCB-FBE7FF6EFA11
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scientific name	Maratus vespertilio ( Simon 1901 )
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Maratus vespertilio ( Simon 1901) View in CoL View at ENA

Saitis vespertilio Simon 1901b ; Saitis vespertilis Dunn 1947 (misspelled); Maratus vespertilio: Żabka 1991 View in CoL ; Waldock 2008; Hill 2009, 2010; Otto & Hill 2011a, 2011b, 2012a, 2017c; Whyte & Anderson 2017

Males of this cryptically coloured species engage in prolonged ritual contests, something not seen in any other Maratus . The Bat Peacock Spider is widely distributed and is found in drier habitats or on gravel.