Evarcha

Evarcha
	Evarcha albaria (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Plexippinae
Tribe:	Hyllini
Genus:	Evarcha; Simon, 1902
Type species
	Araneus falcatus; Clerck, 1757
Species
	E. albaria; E. arcuata; E. bicuspidata; E. culicivora; E. jucunda; E. falcata; many more
Diversity
	62 species

Evarcha is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Habitat

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

Description

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

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.

Species

Evarcha albaria (L. Koch, 1878) — Russia, China, Korea, Japan
Evarcha amabilis (C. L. Koch, 1846) — USA
Evarcha arcuata (Clerck, 1757) — Palearctic
Evarcha armeniaca Logunov, 1999 — Armenia, Azerbaijan
Evarcha bakorensis Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 — Guinea
Evarcha bicoronata (Simon, 1901) — Hong Kong
Evarcha bicuspidata Peng & Li, 2003 — Vietnam
Evarcha bihastata Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
Evarcha bulbosa Zabka, 1985 — China, Vietnam
Evarcha cancellata (Simon, 1902) — Sri Lanka, Java
Evarcha certa Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 — Guinea
Evarcha chappuisi Lessert, 1925 — East Africa
Evarcha chubbi Lessert, 1925 — East Africa
Evarcha coreana Seo, 1988 — China, Korea
Evarcha crinita Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 — Afghanistan
Evarcha culicivora Wesolowska & Jackson, 2003 — Kenya
Evarcha darinurica Logunov, 2001 — Afghanistan
Evarcha digitata Peng & Li, 2002 — China
Evarcha dubia (Kulczynski, 1901) — Ethiopia
Evarcha elegans Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
Evarcha eriki Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
Evarcha falcata (Clerck, 1757) — Palearctic
- Evarcha falcata xinglongensis Yang & Tang, 1996 — China
Evarcha fasciata Seo, 1992 — China, Korea, Japan
Evarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) — China to Java
Evarcha gausapata (Thorell, 1890) — Sumatra, Java
Evarcha hirticeps (Song & Chai, 1992) — China
Evarcha hoyi (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) — USA, Canada
Evarcha hunanensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 — China
Evarcha hyllinella Strand, 1913 — Lombok
Evarcha infrastriata (Keyserling, 1881) — Queensland
Evarcha jucunda (Lucas, 1846) — Mediterranean, introduced in Belgium
Evarcha kirghisica Rakov, 1997 — Kyrgyzstan
Evarcha laetabunda (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Palearctic
Evarcha maculata Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 — Guinea
Evarcha madagascariensis Prószyński, 1992 — Madagascar
Evarcha michailovi Logunov, 1992 — France, Russia, Central Asia, China
Evarcha mongolica Danilov & Logunov, 1994 — Russia, China
Evarcha natalica Simon, 1902 — South Africa
Evarcha negevensis Prószyński, 2000 — Israel
Evarcha nenilini Rakov, 1997 — Central Asia
Evarcha nepos (O. P-Cambridge, 1872) — Israel
Evarcha nigricans (Dalmas, 1920) — Tunisia
Evarcha obscura Caporiacco, 1947 — East Africa
Evarcha optabilis (Fox, 1937) — China
Evarcha orientalis (Song & Chai, 1992) — China
Evarcha paralbaria Song & Chai, 1992 — China
Evarcha patagiata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) — Syria
Evarcha petrae Prószyński, 1992 — Thailand
Evarcha pileckii Prószyński, 2000 — Israel
Evarcha pococki Zabka, 1985 — Bhutan to Vietnam, China
Evarcha praeclara Prószyński & Wesolowska, 2003 — Sudan, Israel, Yemen
Evarcha proszynskii Marusik & Logunov, 1998 — Russia to Japan, USA, Canada
Evarcha pseudopococki Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 — China
Evarcha pulchella (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar
Evarcha reiskindi Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 — Caroline Islands
Evarcha sichuanensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 — China
Evarcha similis Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
Evarcha syriaca Kulczyński, 1911 — Syria, Israel
Evarcha vitosa Próchniewicz, 1989 — Central, East Africa
Evarcha wenxianensis Tang & Yang, 1995 — China
Evarcha wulingensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 — China

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