The chrysomelas group

This group includes the widely-distributed M. chrysomelas and the closely related M. nigromaculatus that is known only from the southern coast of Queensland. Unlike most other Maratus, M. chrysomelas can be found in the arid interior and the tropical north. In some parts of eastern Queensland M. nigromaculatus genes associated with the series of paired black spots of the fan may appear in some Queensland populations of the closely related M. chrysomelas as a result of introgression.