Evarcha

Evarcha
Evarcha albaria (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Genus: Evarcha
Simon, 1902
Type species
Araneus falcatus
Clerck, 1757
Diversity
89 species

Evarcha is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 89 species 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.

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

References

  1. "Gen. Evarcha Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Evarcha.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.