Genus of spiders
Evarcha genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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
E. proszynskii As of April 2024[update] World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
Evarcha acuta Wesołowska , 2006Namibia Evarcha aegyptiaca (Prószyński 2018) – EgyptEvarcha alba (Peckham & Peckham , 1903) – Southern AfricaEvarcha albaria (L. Koch , 1878) – Russia, China, Korea , JapanEvarcha amabilis (C. L. Koch , 1846) – United StatesEvarcha amanzi Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South AfricaEvarcha annae (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – South AfricaEvarcha aposto Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha arabica Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEvarcha arcuata (Clerck, 1757) – Palearctic Evarcha armeniaca Logunov, 1999 – Armenia , Azerbaijan Evarcha awashi Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha bakorensis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea Evarcha besar (Prószyński, 2018) – Malaysia (Borneo)Evarcha bicoronata (Simon, 1901) – Hong Kong Evarcha bihastata Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania Evarcha brinki Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South AfricaEvarcha bulbosa Zabka, 1985 – China, VietnamEvarcha carbonaria (Lessert, 1927) – CongoEvarcha certa Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – GuineaEvarcha chappuisi Lessert, 1925 – East Africa Evarcha chiayiensis Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 – TaiwanEvarcha chubbi Lessert, 1925 – East AfricaEvarcha coreana Seo, 1988 – China, KoreaEvarcha crinita Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 – Afghanistan Evarcha culicivora Wesołowska & Jackson, 2003 – KenyaEvarcha darinurica Logunov, 2001 – AfghanistanEvarcha dena Zamani, 2017 – IranEvarcha denticulata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South AfricaEvarcha dubia (Kulczynski , 1901) – Ethiopia Evarcha eriki Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is.Evarcha falcata (Clerck, 1757) – PalearcticEvarcha fasciata Seo, 1992 – China, Korea, JapanEvarcha flagellaris Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South AfricaEvarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) – China to JavaEvarcha gausapata (Thorell , 1890) – Sumatra, JavaEvarcha grandis Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011 – NigeriaEvarcha heteropogon Simon, 1903 –VietnamEvarcha hoyi (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) – USA, CanadaEvarcha hyllinella Strand, 1913 – Lombok Evarcha idanrensis Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011 – NigeriaEvarcha ignea Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – ZimbabweEvarcha improcera Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEvarcha infrastriata (Keyserling , 1881) – Queensland Evarcha insularis (Metzner, 1999) – Greece, Turkey, Iraq, IranEvarcha jucunda (Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean , introduced in BelgiumEvarcha karas Wesołowska, 2011 – NamibiaEvarcha kirghisica Rakov, 1997 – Kyrgyzstan Evarcha kochi Simon, 1902 – Java, LombokEvarcha laetabunda (C. L. Koch, 1846) – PalearcticEvarcha lata Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – Sri LankaEvarcha longula (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea, AustraliaEvarcha maculata Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – GuineaEvarcha madagascariensis Prószynski, 1992 – Madagascar Evarcha michailovi Logunov, 1992 – France, Russia, Central Asia , ChinaEvarcha mirabilis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South AfricaEvarcha mongolica Danilov & Logunov, 1994 – Russia, ChinaEvarcha negevensis Prószynski, 2000 – IsraelEvarcha nenilini Rakov, 1997 – Central AsiaEvarcha nepos (O. P-Cambridge , 1872) – IsraelEvarcha nigricans (Dalmas, 1920) – Tunisia Evarcha nigrifrons (C. L. Koch, 1846) – SumatraEvarcha obscura Caporiacco, 1947 – East Africa Evarcha patagiata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Syria Evarcha picta Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEvarcha pileckii Prószynski, 2000 – IsraelEvarcha pinguis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha pococki Zabka, 1985 – Bhutan to Vietnam, ChinaEvarcha praeclara Prószynski & Wesołowska, 2003 – Sudan, Israel, Yemen Evarcha prosimilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Tanzania, ZimbabweEvarcha proszynskii Marusik & Logunov, 1998 – Russia to Japan, USA, CanadaEvarcha pseudopococki Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – ChinaEvarcha pulchella (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar Evarcha reiskindi Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996 – Caroline Islands Evarcha rotundibulbis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha russellsmithi Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha selenaria Suguro & Yahata, 2012 – JapanEvarcha seyun Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEvarcha similis Caporiacco, 1941 – EthiopiaEvarcha simonis (Thorell, 1892) – SingaporeEvarcha squamulata (Simon, 1902) – Sierra LeoneEvarcha striolata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South AfricaEvarcha syriaca Kulczynski, 1911 – Syria, IsraelEvarcha villosa Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South AfricaEvarcha vitosa Próchniewicz, 1989 – Central, East AfricaEvarcha vittula Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South AfricaEvarcha werneri (Simon, 1906) (syn. Evarcha elegans ) – Ethiopia, Sudan to Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South AfricaEvarcha wulingensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – ChinaEvarcha zayu Wang, Mi & Li, 2024 – ChinaEvarcha zimbabwensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – ZimbabweEvarcha zougoussi Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast
References
^ a b "Gen. Evarcha Simon, 1902" , World Spider Catalog , 25.0, Natural History Museum Bern, doi :10.24436/2 , retrieved 24 April 2024 ^ 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
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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