Genus Evarcha Simon, 1902
- Evarcha Simon, E. 1902. Etudes arachnologiques 32e Mémoire. LI. Description d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 71: 389-421 [397].
Type species:
Araneus falcatus Clerck, 1758 (=Evarcha falcata (Clerck, 1758)) by subsequent designation, see Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [708]. - Colopsus Simon, E. 1902. Etudes arachnologiques 32e Mémoire. LI. Description d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 71: 389-421 [409].
Type species:
Colopsus cancellatus Simon, 1901 by original designation. - Evacin Proszynski, J. 2018. Review of the genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax, Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae). Ecologia Montenegrina 16: 130-179 [142] [subjective synonym; Evacin was proposed as a new genus. However the proposal to subdivide Evarcha into five genera has been controversial (Kropf et al 2018) and present usage has been maintained until the issues are clarified. Evacin is a subjective junior synonym of Colopsus (Blick & Marusik 2018)].Zoobank Registration Number:https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6C3A5085-F624-4D0A-9F10-4EBB9AF19F01
Type species:
Evarcha kocki Simon, 1902 by original designation. - Evalba Proszynski, J. 2018. Review of the genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax, Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae). Ecologia Montenegrina 16: 130-179 [148] [Evalba was proposed as a new genus. However the proposal to subdivide Evarcha into five genera has been controversial (Kropf et al 2018) and present usage has been maintained until the issues are clarified.].
Type species:
Hasarius albarius L. Koch, 1878 by original designation. - Evaneg Proszynski, J. 2018. Review of the genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax, Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae). Ecologia Montenegrina 16: 130-179 [149] [Evaneg was proposed as a new genus. However the proposal to subdivide Evarcha into five genera has been controversial (Kropf et al 2018) and present usage has been maintained until the issues are clarified.].Zoobank Registration Number:https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6C3A5085-F624-4D0A-9F10-4EBB9AF19F01
Type species:
Evarcha negevensis Proszynski, 2000 by original designation. - Evawes Proszynski, J. 2018. Review of the genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax, Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae). Ecologia Montenegrina 16: 130-179 [152] [Evawes was proposed as a new genus. However the proposal to subdivide Evarcha into five genera has been controversial (Kropf et al 2018) and present usage has been maintained until the issues are clarified].Zoobank Registration Number:https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6C3A5085-F624-4D0A-9F10-4EBB9AF19F01
Type species:
Salticus patagiatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld, WA: Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) ; Qld, WA: NSW North Coast (NNC)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418 [416]
- Żabka, M. 1993. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. IX. Genera Afraflacilla Berland & Millot 1941 and Evarcha Simon 1902. Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 279-295
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Berry, J.W., Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. 1996. Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. I. Distribution of twelve genera, with descriptions of eighteen new species. Journal of Arachnology 24: 214-253 [234] (summary description)
Blick, T. & Marusik, Y.M. 2018. Three junior synonyms of jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae). Arthropoda Selecta 27: 237-238
Dobroruka, L.J. 1997. Predatory behaviour of four species of jumping spiders of the genus Evarcha (Araneae: Salticidae). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 61: 279-285
Kropf, C, Blick, T., et al 2019. How not to delimit taxa: a critique on a recently proposed "pragmatic classification" of jumping spiders (Athropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Slaticidae). Zootaxa 4545: 444-6
Lowrie, D.C. & Gertsch, W.J. 1955. A list of the spiders of the Grand Teton Park area, with descriptions of some new North American spiders. American Museum Novitates 1736: 1-29 (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement proposed that this genus should be synonymised with Pellenes Simon, 1876)
Raska, J., Stys, P. & Exnerova, A. 2017. How variation in prey aposomatic signals affects avoidance learning, generalization and memory of a salticid spider. Animal Behaviour 130: 107-117
Raska, J., Stys, P. & Exnerova, A. 2018. Perception of olfactory aposematic signals by jumping spider. Ethology 124: 773-776
Richardson, B.J. 2016. New genera, new species and redescription of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 4114(5): 501-560 [523] (The genus needs revision and may include several genera)
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
Richardson, B.J., Żabka, M., Gray, M.R. & Milledge, G. 2006. Distributional patterns of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Australia. Journal of Biogeography 33: 707-719 (Gives BIOCLIM predicted distribution of the genus)
Richman, D.B. 1977. The relationship of Evarcha Simon, 1907 to Habronotus F.O. Pickard-Cambridge 1901 and Pellenes Simon 1876. Peckhamia 1: 41
Żabka, M. 1993. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. IX. Genera Afraflacilla Berland & Millot 1941 and Evarcha Simon 1902. Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 279-295 [292] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2019 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 15-Aug-2019 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 30-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 31-May-2016 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |