Evarcha

Taxobox
name = "Evarcha"


image_caption = "Evarcha albaria" (female)
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Salticidae
subfamilia = Plexippinae
tribus = Hyllini
genus = "Evarcha"
genus_authority = Simon, 1902
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Evarcha
diversity = 63 species
type_species = "Araneus falcatus"
type_species_authority = Clerck, 1757
range_

range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision ="E. albaria"
"E. arcuata"
"E. bicuspidata"
"E. culicivora"
"E. jucunda"
"E. falcata"
"many more"

"Evarcha" is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (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.

pecies

* "Evarcha acuta" Wesolowska, 2006 — Namibia
* "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 nigrofusca" (Strand, 1900) — Norway
** "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" Prószynski, 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" Prószynski, 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" Prószynski, 1992 — Thailand
* "Evarcha pileckii" Prószynski, 2000 — Israel
* "Evarcha pococki" Zabka, 1985 — Bhutan to Vietnam, China
* "Evarcha praeclara" Prószynski & 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 & Prószynski, 1996 — Caroline Islands
* "Evarcha sichuanensis" Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 — China
* "Evarcha similis" Caporiacco, 1941 — Ethiopia
* "Evarcha similis" Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
* "Evarcha syriaca" Kulczynski, 1911 — Syria, Israel
* "Evarcha vitosa" Próchniewicz, 1989 — Central, East Africa
* "Evarcha wenxianensis" Tang & Yang, 1995 — China
* "Evarcha wulingensis" Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 — China

References

* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".

External links

* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/arcu-hol-ph.htm Photograph of "E. arcuata"]
* [http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/juc-hol-ph.htm Photograph of "E. jucunda"]
* [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"]