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.

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

, this genus includes 98 species and one subspecies:

Evarcha acuta Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia, South Africa, Seychelles Evarcha aegyptiaca (Prószyński, 2018) – Egypt Evarcha alba (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – Zimbabwe, South Africa Evarcha albaria (L. Koch, 1878) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan Evarcha albofacialis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea Evarcha amabilis (C. L. Koch, 1846) – United States Evarcha amanzi Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa Evarcha ampulla Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea Evarcha annae (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – South Africa Evarcha aposto Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Nigeria, Ethiopia Evarcha arabica Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Evarcha arcuata (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Japan Evarcha armeniaca Logunov, 1999 – Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Evarcha awashi Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia Evarcha bakorensis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria Evarcha besar (Prószyński, 2018) – Malaysia (Borneo) Evarcha bicoronata (Simon, 1901) – China (Hong Kong) Evarcha bihastata Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania Evarcha brinki Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa Evarcha bulbosa Żabka, 1985 – China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Evarcha carbonaria (Lessert, 1927) – DR Congo Evarcha certa Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ethiopia Evarcha chappuisi Lessert, 1925 – Kenya, Tanzania Evarcha chiayiensis Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 – Taiwan Evarcha chubbi Lessert, 1925 – Tanzania Evarcha coreana Seo, 1988 – China, Korea Evarcha crinita Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 – Afghanistan Evarcha culicivora Wesołowska & Jackson, 2003 – Uganda, Kenya Evarcha damongo Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – Ghana Evarcha darinurica Logunov, 2001 – Afghanistan Evarcha darthvaderi Yu & Zhang, 2024 – China Evarcha degeni Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda Evarcha dena Zamani, 2017 – Iran Evarcha denticulata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa Evarcha difficilis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea Evarcha dubia (Kulczyński, 1901) – Ethiopia Evarcha eriki Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Islands Evarcha falcata (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, China (type species) E. f. xinglongensis Yang & Tang, 1996 – China Evarcha fasciata Seo, 1992 – China, Korea, Japan Evarcha flagellaris Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa Evarcha flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) – India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia (Bintang Is.) Evarcha gausapata (Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) Evarcha hoyi (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1883) – Canada, United States Evarcha hyllinella Strand, 1913 – Indonesia (Lombok) Evarcha idanrensis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria Evarcha ignea Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Nigeria, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa Evarcha improcera Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Evarcha infrastriata (Keyserling, 1881) – Australia (Queensland) Evarcha insularis (Metzner, 1999) – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Iran Evarcha jucunda (Lucas, 1846) – Canary Islands, Mediterranean. Introduced to Belgium, Germany Evarcha karas Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South Africa Evarcha kirghisica Rakov, 1997 – Kyrgyzstan Evarcha kochi Simon, 1902 – Indonesia (Java, Lombok) Evarcha kpongensis Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – Ghana Evarcha laetabunda (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, China Evarcha lata Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – Sri Lanka Evarcha longula (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea, Australia Evarcha maculata Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia Evarcha madagascariensis Prószyński, 1992 – Madagascar Evarcha magna Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea Evarcha michailovi Logunov, 1992 – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China Evarcha mirabilis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa Evarcha mongolica Danilov & Logunov, 1994 – Russia (South Siberia), China Evarcha negevensis Prószyński, 2000 – Israel, Iran Evarcha nenilini Rakov, 1997 – Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Evarcha nepos (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Algeria, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel Evarcha nigricans (Dalmas, 1920) – Tunisia Evarcha nigrifrons (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Indonesia (Sumatra) Evarcha obscura Caporiacco, 1947 – East Africa Evarcha patagiata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Syria Evarcha picta Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Evarcha pileckii Prószyński, 2000 – Syria, Israel Evarcha pinguis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia Evarcha praeclara Prószyński & Wesołowska, 2003 – Sudan, Israel, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iran Evarcha prosimilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa Evarcha proszynskii Marusik & Logunov, 1998 – Kazakhstan, Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), China, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Canada, United States Evarcha pseudopococki Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – China Evarcha pulchella (Thorell, 1895) – Pakistan, India, Myanmar Evarcha reiskindi Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is. Evarcha rotundibulbis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia, Mozambique Evarcha russellsmithi Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia Evarcha selenaria Suguro & Yahata, 2012 – Japan Evarcha seyun Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen, United Arab Emirates Evarcha similis Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia Evarcha soricina (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon, Mozambique Evarcha squamulata (Simon, 1902) – Sierra Leone Evarcha striolata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa Evarcha syriaca Kulczyński, 1911 – Syria, Israel Evarcha tsipikafotsy Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 – Madagascar Evarcha vavannyangisy Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 – Madagascar Evarcha villosa Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa Evarcha vitosa Próchniewicz, 1989 – Central, East Africa Evarcha vittula Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa Evarcha werneri (Simon, 1906) – Guinea, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa Evarcha wulingensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – China Evarcha zayu Wang, Mi & Li, 2024 – China Evarcha zimbabwensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe, South Africa Evarcha zougoussi Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast

References

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,

External links

Photograph of E. praeclara Photograph of E. cara Photograph of E. hoyi