 Both are found in Australia, and in both genera the males have elongated third legs and unmodified first legs.The relationships among "Maratus" and related genera are unclear, and many species await description.Otto and Hill synonymized "Lycidas" with "Maratus") in 2012 recognising the type species for "Lycidas", "Lycidas anomalus" was actually a Maratus, thus causing all then named "Lycidas" to be subsumed by "Maratus".