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{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}
{{Taxobox
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| name = ''Evarcha''
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Evarcha
| image = Evarcha.albaria.1.opencage.jpg
| image = Evarcha.albaria.1.opencage.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Evarcha albaria]]'' (female)
| image_caption = ''[[Evarcha albaria]]'' (female)
| authority = [[Eugène Simon|Simon]], 1902<ref name=WSC_g2645/>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| diversity = 85 species
| subregnum = [[Eumetazoa]]
| diversity_link = #Species
| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
| subphylum = [[Chelicerata]]
| classis = [[Arachnida]]
| ordo = [[Spider|Araneae]]
| infraordo = [[Araneomorphae]]
| zoosectio = [[Dionycha]]
| superfamilia = [[Salticoidea]]
| familia = [[Salticidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Plexippinae]]
| tribus = [[Hyllini]]
| genus = '''''Evarcha'''''
| genus_authority = [[Eugène Simon|Simon]], 1902
| series = [[Entelegynae]]
| diversity = 76 species
| diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Evarcha
| type_species = ''[[Evarcha falcata|Araneus falcatus]]''
| type_species = ''[[Evarcha falcata|Araneus falcatus]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Alexander Clerck|Clerck]], 1757
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Alexander Clerck|Clerck]], 1757
| subdivision = ''[[Evarcha albaria|E. albaria]]''<br />
''[[Evarcha arcuata|E. arcuata]]''<br />
''[[Evarcha bicuspidata|E. bicuspidata]]''<br />
''[[Evarcha culicivora|E. culicivora]]''<br />
''[[Evarcha jucunda|E. jucunda]]''<br />
''[[Evarcha falcata|E. falcata]]''<br />
''many more''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| range_map =
| range_map =
| range_map_width = 250px
}}
}}


'''''Evarcha''''' is a [[genus]] of the [[spider]] family [[Salticidae]] ([[jumping spider]]s).
'''''Evarcha''''' is a [[genus]] of [[spider]]s in the family [[Salticidae]] (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world.<ref name=WSC_g2645/>


==Habitat==
==Habitat==
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==Description==
==Description==
Spiders in this genus generally look rather sturdy and ar not very colorful, often brownish.
Spiders in this genus generally look rather sturdy and are not very colorful, often brownish.

''Evarcha culicivora'' can be an uncommon predator due to the fact it feeds on vertebrate blood by choosing blood-carrying mosquitoes as well-liked prey.<ref>Fiona R. Cross & Robert R. Jackson (2009), "Odor-mediated response to plants by ''Evarcha culicivora'', a blood‐feeding jumping spider from East Africa", ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'' 36(2):75–80</ref>


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
Most species occur in [[Asia]], [[Africa]] and parts of [[Europe]], with ''E. amabilis'' and ''E. hoyi'' found only in the [[USA]]. ''E. proszynskii'' is found from [[Russia]] to [[Japan]] and [[Canada]] to [[USA]].
Most species occur in [[Asia]], [[Africa]] and parts of [[Europe]], with ''E. amabilis'' and ''E. hoyi'' found only in the United States. ''E. proszynskii'' is found from Russia to Japan and Canada to United States.


==Species==
==Species==
[[File:Jumping Spider - Evarcha proszynskii, near Bassetts, California.jpg|thumb|''[[Evarcha proszynskii|E. proszynskii]]'' from California]]
* ''[[Evarcha acuta]]'' <small>Wesolowska, 2006</small> [[Namibia]]
{{As of|2024|04}}, the [[World Spider Catalog]] accepted the following species:
* ''[[Evarcha albaria]]'' <small>([[Ludwig Carl Christian Koch|L. Koch]], 1878)</small> — [[Russia]], [[China]], [[Korea]], [[Japan]]
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* ''[[Evarcha amabilis]]'' <small>([[Carl Ludwig Koch|C. L. Koch]], 1846)</small> [[USA]]
* ''[[Evarcha aposto]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha acuta]]'' <small>[[Wanda Wesołowska|Wesołowska]], 2006</small> [[Namibia]]
* ''[[Evarcha arabica]]'' <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha aegyptiaca]]'' <small>([[Jerzy Prószyński|Prószyński]] 2018)</small> Egypt
* ''[[Evarcha arcuata]]'' <small>(Clerck, 1757)</small> [[Palearctic]]
* ''[[Evarcha alba]]'' <small>([[George and Elizabeth Peckham|Peckham & Peckham]], 1903)</small> – Southern Africa
* ''[[Evarcha armeniaca]]'' <small>Logunov, 1999</small> [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]]
* ''[[Evarcha albaria]]'' <small>([[Ludwig Carl Christian Koch|L. Koch]], 1878)</small> Russia, China, [[Korea]], Japan
* ''[[Evarcha awashi]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha amabilis]]'' <small>([[Carl Ludwig Koch|C. L. Koch]], 1846)</small> – United States
* ''[[Evarcha bakorensis]]'' <small>Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002</small> [[Guinea]]
* ''[[Evarcha amanzi]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018</small> South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha bicoronata]]'' <small>(Simon, 1901)</small> [[Hong Kong]]
* ''[[Evarcha annae]]'' <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1903)</small> South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha bicuspidata]]'' <small>Peng & Li, 2003</small> [[Vietnam]]
* ''[[Evarcha aposto]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha bihastata]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> [[Tanzania]]
* ''[[Evarcha arabica]]'' <small>Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha bulbosa]]'' <small>Zabka, 1985</small> China, Vietnam
* ''[[Evarcha arcuata]]'' <small>(Clerck, 1757)</small> [[Palearctic]]
* ''[[Evarcha cancellata]]'' <small>(Simon, 1902)</small> [[Sri Lanka]], [[Java]]
* ''[[Evarcha armeniaca]]'' <small>Logunov, 1999</small> [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]]
* ''[[Evarcha certa]]'' <small>Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002</small> Guinea
* ''[[Evarcha awashi]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha chappuisi]]'' <small>Lessert, 1925</small> [[East Africa]]
* ''[[Evarcha bakorensis]]'' <small>Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002</small> [[Guinea]]
* ''[[Evarcha chubbi]]'' <small>Lessert, 1925</small> East Africa
* ''[[Evarcha besar]]'' <small>(Prószyński, 2018)</small> Malaysia (Borneo)
* ''[[Evarcha coreana]]'' <small>Seo, 1988</small> China, Korea
* ''[[Evarcha bicoronata]]'' <small>(Simon, 1901)</small> [[Hong Kong]]
* ''[[Evarcha crinita]]'' <small>Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005</small> [[Afghanistan]]
* ''[[Evarcha bihastata]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> [[Tanzania]]
* ''[[Evarcha culicivora]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Jackson, 2003</small> Kenya
* ''[[Evarcha brinki]]'' <small>Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011</small> South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha darinurica]]'' <small>Logunov, 2001</small> Afghanistan
* ''[[Evarcha bulbosa]]'' <small>Zabka, 1985</small> China, Vietnam
* ''[[Evarcha digitata]]'' <small>Peng & Li, 2002</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha carbonaria]]'' <small>(Lessert, 1927)</small> Congo
* ''[[Evarcha dubia]]'' <small>([[Wladislaus Kulczynski|Kulczynski]], 1901)</small> [[Ethiopia]]
* ''[[Evarcha certa]]'' <small>Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002</small> Guinea
* ''[[Evarcha elegans]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> Tanzania
* ''[[Evarcha chappuisi]]'' <small>Lessert, 1925</small> [[East Africa]]
* ''[[Evarcha eriki]]'' <small>Wunderlich, 1987</small> [[Canary Islands]]
* ''[[Evarcha chiayiensis]]'' <small>Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021</small> Taiwan
* ''[[Evarcha falcata]]'' <small>(Clerck, 1757)</small> Palearctic
* ''[[Evarcha chubbi]]'' <small>Lessert, 1925</small> East Africa
** ''Evarcha falcata nigrofusca'' <small>([[Embrik Strand|Strand]], 1900)</small> [[Norway]]
* ''[[Evarcha coreana]]'' <small>Seo, 1988</small> China, Korea
** ''Evarcha falcata xinglongensis'' <small>Yang & Tang, 1996</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha crinita]]'' <small>Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005</small> [[Afghanistan]]
* ''[[Evarcha fasciata]]'' <small>Seo, 1992</small> — China, Korea, Japan
* ''[[Evarcha culicivora]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Jackson, 2003</small> Kenya
* ''[[Evarcha flavocincta]]'' <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> — China to Java
* ''[[Evarcha darinurica]]'' <small>Logunov, 2001</small> Afghanistan
* ''[[Evarcha gausapata]]'' <small>([[Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell|Thorell]], 1890)</small> — Sumatra, Java
* ''[[Evarcha dena]]'' <small>Zamani, 2017</small> Iran
* ''[[Evarcha hirticeps]]'' <small>(Song & Chai, 1992)</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha denticulata]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013</small> South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha hoyi]]'' <small>([[George and Elizabeth Peckham|Peckham & Peckham]], 1883)</small> — USA, [[Canada]]
* ''[[Evarcha dubia]]'' <small>([[Wladislaus Kulczynski|Kulczynski]], 1901)</small> [[Ethiopia]]
* ''[[Evarcha hunanensis]]'' <small>Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha eriki]]'' <small>Wunderlich, 1987</small> – Canary Is.
* ''[[Evarcha hyllinella]]'' <small>Strand, 1913</small> [[Lombok]]
* ''[[Evarcha falcata]]'' <small>(Clerck, 1757)</small> Palearctic
* ''[[Evarcha ignea]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Cumming, 2008</small> Zimbabwe
* ''[[Evarcha fasciata]]'' <small>Seo, 1992</small> – China, Korea, Japan
* ''[[Evarcha improcera]]'' <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha flagellaris]]'' <small>Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011</small> – South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha infrastriata]]'' <small>([[Eugen von Keyserling|Keyserling]], 1881)</small> [[Queensland]]
* ''[[Evarcha flavocincta]]'' <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> China to Java
* ''[[Evarcha jucunda]]'' <small>(Lucas, 1846)</small> [[Mediterranean]], introduced in [[Belgium]]
* ''[[Evarcha gausapata]]'' <small>([[Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell|Thorell]], 1890)</small> Sumatra, Java
* ''[[Evarcha kirghisica]]'' <small>Rakov, 1997</small> [[Kyrgyzstan]]
* ''[[Evarcha grandis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011</small> Nigeria
* ''[[Evarcha laetabunda]]'' <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> Palearctic
* ''[[Evarcha heteropogon]]'' <small>Simon, 1903</small> –Vietnam
* ''[[Evarcha maculata]]'' <small>Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002</small> Guinea
* ''[[Evarcha hoyi]]'' <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1883)</small> USA, Canada
* ''[[Evarcha madagascariensis]]'' <small>Prószynski, 1992</small> [[Madagascar]]
* ''[[Evarcha hyllinella]]'' <small>Strand, 1913</small> [[Lombok]]
* ''[[Evarcha michailovi]]'' <small>Logunov, 1992</small> — [[France]], Russia, [[Central Asia]], China
* ''[[Evarcha idanrensis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011</small> Nigeria
* ''[[Evarcha mongolica]]'' <small>Danilov & Logunov, 1994</small> Russia, China
* ''[[Evarcha ignea]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008</small> Zimbabwe
* ''[[Evarcha mustela]]'' <small>(Simon, 1902)</small> — East, Southern Africa
* ''[[Evarcha improcera]]'' <small>Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha natalica]]'' <small>Simon, 1902</small> [[South Africa]]
* ''[[Evarcha infrastriata]]'' <small>([[Eugen von Keyserling|Keyserling]], 1881)</small> [[Queensland]]
* ''[[Evarcha negevensis]]'' <small>Prószynski, 2000</small> [[Israel]]
* ''[[Evarcha insularis]]'' <small>(Metzner, 1999)</small> Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Iran
* ''[[Evarcha nenilini]]'' <small>Rakov, 1997</small> Central Asia
* ''[[Evarcha jucunda]]'' <small>(Lucas, 1846)</small> [[Mediterranean]], introduced in Belgium
* ''[[Evarcha nepos]]'' <small>([[Octavius Pickard-Cambridge|O. P-Cambridge]], 1872)</small> Israel
* ''[[Evarcha karas]]'' <small>Wesołowska, 2011</small> Namibia
* ''[[Evarcha nigricans]]'' <small>(Dalmas, 1920)</small> [[Tunisia]]
* ''[[Evarcha kirghisica]]'' <small>Rakov, 1997</small> [[Kyrgyzstan]]
* ''[[Evarcha obscura]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1947</small> [[East Africa]]
* ''[[Evarcha kochi]]'' <small>Simon, 1902</small> Java, Lombok
* ''[[Evarcha optabilis]]'' <small>(Fox, 1937)</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha laetabunda]]'' <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> Palearctic
* ''[[Evarcha orientalis]]'' <small>(Song & Chai, 1992)</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha lata]]'' <small>Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021</small> – Sri Lanka
* ''[[Evarcha paralbaria]]'' <small>Song & Chai, 1992</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha longula]]'' <small>(Thorell, 1881)</small> – New Guinea, Australia
* ''[[Evarcha patagiata]]'' <small>(O. P.-Cambridge, 1872)</small> [[Syria]]
* ''[[Evarcha maculata]]'' <small>Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002</small> Guinea
* ''[[Evarcha petrae]]'' <small>Prószynski, 1992</small> [[Thailand]]
* ''[[Evarcha madagascariensis]]'' <small>Prószynski, 1992</small> [[Madagascar]]
* ''[[Evarcha picta]]'' <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha michailovi]]'' <small>Logunov, 1992</small> – France, Russia, [[Central Asia]], China
* ''[[Evarcha pileckii]]'' <small>Prószynski, 2000</small> Israel
* ''[[Evarcha mirabilis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009</small> – South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha pinguis]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha mongolica]]'' <small>Danilov & Logunov, 1994</small> Russia, China
* ''[[Evarcha pococki]]'' <small>Zabka, 1985</small> [[Bhutan]] to Vietnam, China
* ''[[Evarcha negevensis]]'' <small>Prószynski, 2000</small> Israel
* ''[[Evarcha praeclara]]'' <small>Prószynski & Wesolowska, 2003</small> Sudan, Israel, [[Yemen]]
* ''[[Evarcha nenilini]]'' <small>Rakov, 1997</small> Central Asia
* ''[[Evarcha prosimilis]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Cumming, 2008</small> — Tanzania, Zimbabwe
* ''[[Evarcha nepos]]'' <small>([[Octavius Pickard-Cambridge|O. P-Cambridge]], 1872)</small> Israel
* ''[[Evarcha proszynskii]]'' <small>Marusik & Logunov, 1998</small> Russia to Japan, USA, Canada
* ''[[Evarcha nigricans]]'' <small>(Dalmas, 1920)</small> [[Tunisia]]
* ''[[Evarcha pseudopococki]]'' <small>Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha nigrifrons]]'' <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> Sumatra
* ''[[Evarcha pulchella]]'' <small>(Thorell, 1895)</small> [[Myanmar]]
* ''[[Evarcha obscura]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1947</small> [[East Africa]]
* ''[[Evarcha reiskindi]]'' <small>Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996</small> [[Caroline Islands]]
* ''[[Evarcha patagiata]]'' <small>(O. P.-Cambridge, 1872)</small> [[Syria]]
* ''[[Evarcha rotundibulbis]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha picta]]'' <small>Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha russellsmithi]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha pileckii]]'' <small>Prószynski, 2000</small> Israel
* ''[[Evarcha seyun]]'' <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007</small> Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha pinguis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha sichuanensis]]'' <small>Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha pococki]]'' <small>Zabka, 1985</small> – [[Bhutan]] to Vietnam, China
* ''[[Evarcha similis]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1941</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha praeclara]]'' <small>Prószynski & Wesołowska, 2003</small> Sudan, Israel, [[Yemen]]
* ''[[Evarcha squamulata]]'' <small>(Simon, 1902)</small> Sierra Leone
* ''[[Evarcha prosimilis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008</small> Tanzania, Zimbabwe
* ''[[Evarcha syriaca]]'' <small>Kulczynski, 1911</small> Syria, Israel
* ''[[Evarcha proszynskii]]'' <small>Marusik & Logunov, 1998</small> – Russia to Japan, USA, Canada
* ''[[Evarcha vitosa]]'' <small>Próchniewicz, 1989</small> — Central, East Africa
* ''[[Evarcha pseudopococki]]'' <small>Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha wenxianensis]]'' <small>Tang & Yang, 1995</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha pulchella]]'' <small>(Thorell, 1895)</small> [[Myanmar]]
* ''[[Evarcha wulingensis]]'' <small>Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha reiskindi]]'' <small>Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996</small> [[Caroline Islands]]
* ''[[Evarcha zimbabwensis]]'' <small>Wesolowska & Cumming, 2008</small> Zimbabwe
* ''[[Evarcha rotundibulbis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha russellsmithi]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> – Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha selenaria]]'' <small>Suguro & Yahata, 2012</small> – Japan
* ''[[Evarcha seyun]]'' <small>Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007</small> – Yemen
* ''[[Evarcha similis]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1941</small> Ethiopia
* ''[[Evarcha simonis]]'' <small>(Thorell, 1892)</small> – Singapore
* ''[[Evarcha squamulata]]'' <small>(Simon, 1902)</small> – Sierra Leone
* ''[[Evarcha striolata]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009</small> – South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha syriaca]]'' <small>Kulczynski, 1911</small> – Syria, Israel
* ''[[Evarcha villosa]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018</small> – South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha vitosa]]'' <small>Próchniewicz, 1989</small> – Central, East Africa
* ''[[Evarcha vittula]]'' <small>Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011</small> – South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha werneri]]'' <small>(Simon, 1906)</small> (syn. ''Evarcha elegans'') – Ethiopia, Sudan to Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa
* ''[[Evarcha wulingensis]]'' <small>Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993</small> – China
* ''[[Evarcha zayu]]'' <small>Wang, Mi & Li, 2024</small> China
* ''[[Evarcha zimbabwensis]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008</small> – Zimbabwe
* ''[[Evarcha zougoussi]]'' <small>Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022</small> – Ivory Coast
{{Div col end}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2009): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 9.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''.
<ref name=WSC_g2645>{{citation |title=Gen. ''Evarcha'' Simon, 1902 |work=World Spider Catalog |version=25.0|publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2645 |access-date=24 April 2024| doi=10.24436/2}}</ref>
}}

==Further reading==
* Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson & Simon D. Pollard (2008), "Complex display behaviour of ''Evarcha culicivora'', an East African mosquito‐eating jumping spider", ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'', 35(2), 151–187, {{doi|10.1080/03014220809510112}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons|Evarcha}}
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*[http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/arcu-hol-ph.htm Photograph of ''E. arcuata'']
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/prae-yph.htm Photograph of ''E. praeclara''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829061156/http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/prae-yph.htm |date=2011-08-29 }}
*[http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/juc-hol-ph.htm Photograph of ''E. jucunda'']
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/cara-yph.htm Photograph of ''E. cara''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829050158/http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/cara-yph.htm |date=2011-08-29 }}
* [http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/hoyi-gb.htm Photograph of ''E. hoyi''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114100849/http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/hoyi-gb.htm |date=2005-01-14 }}
*[http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Salticidae/Salticidae.htm Photographs of ''E. falcata'', ''E. arcuata'' and ''E. jucunda'']
*[http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/culic-ph.htm Photographs of ''E. culicivora'']
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/prae-yph.htm Photograph of ''E. praeclara'']
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/jucu-kph.htm Photograph of ''E. jucunda'']
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/falc-kph.htm Photograph of ''E. falcata'']
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/cara-yph.htm Photograph of ''E. cara'']
* [http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/hoyi-gb.htm Picture of ''E. hoyi'']


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Evarcha
Evarcha albaria (female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Evarcha
Simon, 1902[1]
Type species
Araneus falcatus
Clerck, 1757
Diversity
85 species

Evarcha is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world.[1]

Habitat

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These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting in silken cells.

Description

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Spiders in this genus generally look rather sturdy and are not very colorful, often brownish.

Evarcha culicivora can be an uncommon predator due to the fact it feeds on vertebrate blood by choosing blood-carrying mosquitoes as well-liked prey.[2]

Distribution

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Most species occur in Asia, Africa and parts of Europe, with E. amabilis and E. hoyi found only in the United States. E. proszynskii is found from Russia to Japan and Canada to United States.

Species

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E. proszynskii from California

As of April 2024, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Evarcha Simon, 1902", World Spider Catalog, 25.0, Natural History Museum Bern, doi:10.24436/2, retrieved 24 April 2024
  2. ^ Fiona R. Cross & Robert R. Jackson (2009), "Odor-mediated response to plants by Evarcha culicivora, a blood‐feeding jumping spider from East Africa", New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36(2):75–80

Further reading

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  • Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson & Simon D. Pollard (2008), "Complex display behaviour of Evarcha culicivora, an East African mosquito‐eating jumping spider", New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 35(2), 151–187, doi:10.1080/03014220809510112
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