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

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 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.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

Distribution

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

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: * ''

Evarcha acuta ''Evarcha acuta'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha'' that lives in Namibia. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska Wanda Wesołowska (born 11 August 1950) is a Polish zoologist known for her work with jumping spiders. Sh ...

'' Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia * ''

Evarcha albaria ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting i ...

'' ( L. Koch, 1878) – Russia, China, Korea, Japan * ''

Evarcha amabilis ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting i ...

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C. L. Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born ...

, 1846) – United States * ''

Evarcha annae ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting i ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – South Africa * ''

Evarcha aposto ''Evarcha aposto'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha'' that lives in Ethiopia and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Repu ...

'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * ''

Evarcha arabica ''Evarcha arabica'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Evarcha'' that lives in the Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the souther ...

'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen * ''

Evarcha arcuata ''Evarcha arcuata'' is a species of jumping spiders with a palearctic distribution. Description Males reach a body length of about six, females up to eight millimetres. The female has a brown and whitish cephalothorax, and an opisthosoma wit ...

'' (Clerck, 1757) –

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

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Evarcha armeniaca ''Evarcha armeniaca'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha''. It was first described by Dmitri Logunov in 1999 and is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( t ...

'' Logunov, 1999 – Armenia, Azerbaijan * ''

Evarcha awashi ''Evarcha awashi'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha'' that lives in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of ...

'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * ''

Evarcha bakorensis ''Evarcha bakorensis'' is a jumping spider in the genus ''Evarcha''. The male was first described in 2002 and the female in 2011. Etymology The species is named after Bakoré where the male holotype was found. Description The male has a convex ...

'' Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 –

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

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Evarcha bicoronata ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting i ...

'' (Simon, 1901) – Hong Kong * '' Evarcha bihastata'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania * '' Evarcha brinki'' Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa * ''

Evarcha bulbosa ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Zabka, 1985 – China, Vietnam * ''

Evarcha cancellata ''Evarcha cancellata'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Evarcha''. It is native to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=I ...

'' (Simon, 1902) –

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, Java * ''

Evarcha carbonaria ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (Lessert, 1927) – Congo * ''

Evarcha certa ''Evarcha certa'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha'' that lives in Ethiopia and Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea ...

'' Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea * ''

Evarcha chappuisi ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Lessert, 1925 –

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical ...

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Evarcha chubbi ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Lessert, 1925 – East Africa * ''

Evarcha coreana ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Seo, 1988 – China, Korea * ''

Evarcha crinita ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 – Afghanistan * '' Evarcha culicivora'' Wesołowska & Jackson, 2003 – Kenya * ''

Evarcha darinurica ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Logunov, 2001 – Afghanistan * ''

Evarcha dena ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Zamani, 2017 – Iran * ''

Evarcha denticulata ''Evarcha denticulata'' is a jumping spider species that lives in South Africa and was first identified in 2013. References Endemic fauna of South Africa Salticidae Spiders described in 2013 Spiders of South Africa {{Salticidae-s ...

'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa * ''

Evarcha digitata ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Peng & Li, 2002 – China * '' Evarcha dubia'' ( Kulczynski, 1901) – Ethiopia * ''

Evarcha falcata ''Evarcha falcata'' is a species of 'jumping spiders' belonging to the family Salticidae. Taxonomy ''Evarca falcata'' (Clerk, 1757) is considered by some authors a complex of three sibling species - ''E. falcata'' s.str., '' Evarcha proszynskii ...

'' (Clerck, 1757) – Palearctic * '' Evarcha fasciata'' Seo, 1992 – China, Korea, Japan * ''

Evarcha flagellaris ''Evarcha flagellaris'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat Th ...

'' Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa * '' Evarcha flavocincta'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – China to Java * ''

Evarcha gausapata ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' ( Thorell, 1890) – Sumatra, Java * '' Evarcha grandis'' Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria * ''

Evarcha hoyi ''Evarcha hoyi'' is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the United States and Canada. References External links * Salticidae Articles created by Qbugbot Spiders described in 1883 {{jumping-spider-stub ...

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, 1883) – USA, Canada * ''

Evarcha hyllinella ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Strand, 1913 – Lombok * '' Evarcha idanrensis'' Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria * '' Evarcha ignea'' Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe * ''

Evarcha improcera ''Evarcha improcera'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat ...

'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen * '' Evarcha infrastriata'' (

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, 1881) – Queensland * '' Evarcha insularis'' (Metzner, 1999) – Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Iran * ''

Evarcha jucunda ''Evarcha jucunda'' is a species of jumping spider. It occurs naturally in the Mediterranean region, but was introduced to Belgium.Platnick, Norman I.(2009)''The world spider catalog'', Salticidae version 10.5. American Museum of Natural Hist ...

'' (Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean, introduced in Belgium * ''

Evarcha karas ''Evarcha karas'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These sp ...

'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia * ''

Evarcha kirghisica ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Rakov, 1997 – Kyrgyzstan * ''

Evarcha kochi ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Simon, 1902 – Java, Lombok * '' Evarcha laetabunda'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Palearctic * '' Evarcha longula'' (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea, Australia * '' Evarcha maculata'' Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea * '' Evarcha madagascariensis'' Prószynski, 1992 – Madagascar * '' Evarcha michailovi'' Logunov, 1992 – France, Russia, Central Asia, China * '' Evarcha mirabilis'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa * '' Evarcha mongolica'' Danilov & Logunov, 1994 – Russia, China * ''

Evarcha negevensis ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Prószynski, 2000 – Israel * ''

Evarcha nenilini ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Rakov, 1997 – Central Asia * ''

Evarcha nepos ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' ( O. P-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel * ''

Evarcha nigricans ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (Dalmas, 1920) – Tunisia * ''

Evarcha nigrifrons ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Sumatra * '' Evarcha obscura'' Caporiacco, 1947 –

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Evarcha optabilis ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (Fox, 1937) – China * ''

Evarcha orientalis ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (Song & Chai, 1992) – China * ''

Evarcha paralbaria ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Song & Chai, 1992 – China * ''

Evarcha patagiata ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) –

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Evarcha picta ''Evarcha picta'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat The ...

'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen * ''

Evarcha pileckii ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Prószynski, 2000 – Israel * '' Evarcha pinguis'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * ''

Evarcha pococki ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Zabka, 1985 – Bhutan to Vietnam, China * ''

Evarcha praeclara ''Evarcha praeclara'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Evarcha'' that lives in Sudan, Israel, Yemen, United Arab Emirates and Iran. The species was first described in 2003 by Jerzy Prószyński and Wanda Wesołowska but had b ...

'' Prószynski & Wesołowska, 2003 – Sudan, Israel, Yemen * '' Evarcha prosimilis'' Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Tanzania, Zimbabwe * '' Evarcha proszynskii'' Marusik & Logunov, 1998 – Russia to Japan, USA, Canada * '' Evarcha pseudopococki'' Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – China * ''

Evarcha pulchella ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' (Thorell, 1895) –

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Evarcha reiskindi ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996 – Caroline Islands * '' Evarcha rotundibulbis'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * ''

Evarcha russellsmithi ''Evarcha russellsmithi'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat ...

'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * ''

Evarcha selenaria ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Suguro & Yahata, 2012 – Japan * ''

Evarcha seyun ''Evarcha seyun'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat The ...

'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen * '' Evarcha similis'' Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia * '' Evarcha squamulata'' (Simon, 1902) – Sierra Leone * ''

Evarcha striolata ''Evarcha striolata'' is a species of jumping spider that lives in South Africa. The male was first described in 2009 and the female in 2013. References Endemic fauna of South Africa Salticidae Spiders of South Africa Spiders described ...

'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa * '' Evarcha syriaca'' Kulczynski, 1911 – Syria, Israel * ''

Evarcha vitosa ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, restin ...

'' Próchniewicz, 1989 – Central, East Africa * '' Evarcha vittula'' Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa * ''

Evarcha werneri ''Evarcha werneri'' (syn. The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientif ...

'' (Simon, 1906) (syn. ''Evarcha elegans'') – Ethiopia, Sudan to Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa * '' Evarcha wulingensis'' Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – China * '' Evarcha zimbabwensis'' Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe

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