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Evarcha

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilySalticidae
Observations recorded42,720

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
152
With media
2
Family
Salticidae
Collections
DMNS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM), AM, QM, ARC-PPRI
Recorded in
United States, Canada, Australia, Finland, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Habitat
  • Description
  • Distribution
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Evarcha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.