Maratus leo Otto & Hill 2014

Maratus leo Otto & Hill 2014d; Whyte & Anderson 2017

M. leo males are relatively cryptic and do not raise their fan when they display to females, but there are nonetheless a few iridescent blue-green scales on the dorsal opisthosoma. In some males the scales that form the circular figure of the fan are dark brown rather than dull red as shown here.