# Evarcha

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***Evarcha*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [spiders](/source/Spider) in the family [Salticidae](/source/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](/source/Asia), [Africa](/source/Africa) and parts of [Europe](/source/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.[1]

## Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 98 species and one subspecies:[1]

- *[Evarcha acuta](/source/Evarcha_acuta)* Wesołowska, 2006 – [Namibia](/source/Namibia), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa), [Seychelles](/source/Seychelles)
- *[Evarcha aegyptiaca](/source/Evarcha_aegyptiaca)* (Prószyński, 2018) – [Egypt](/source/Egypt)
- *[Evarcha alba](/source/Evarcha_alba)* (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe), South Africa
- *[Evarcha albaria](/source/Evarcha_albaria)* ([L. Koch](/source/Ludwig_Carl_Christian_Koch), 1878) – [Russia](/source/Russia) (Far East), [China](/source/China), [Korea](/source/Korea), [Japan](/source/Japan)
- *[Evarcha albofacialis](/source/Evarcha_albofacialis)* Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – [Guinea](/source/Guinea)
- *[Evarcha amabilis](/source/Evarcha_amabilis)* (C. L. Koch, 1846) – [United States](/source/United_States)
- *[Evarcha amanzi](/source/Evarcha_amanzi)* Wesołowska & [Haddad](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richard_Haddad), 2018 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha ampulla](/source/Evarcha_ampulla)* Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea
- *[Evarcha annae](/source/Evarcha_annae)* (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – South Africa
- *[Evarcha aposto](/source/Evarcha_aposto)* Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia)
- *[Evarcha arabica](/source/Evarcha_arabica)* Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – [Yemen](/source/Yemen)
- *[Evarcha arcuata](/source/Evarcha_arcuata)* ([Clerck](/source/Carl_Alexander_Clerck), 1757) – Europe, [Turkey](/source/Turkey), [Caucasus](/source/Caucasus), Russia (Europe to Far East), [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan), [Iran](/source/Iran), Central Asia, China, Japan
- *[Evarcha armeniaca](/source/Evarcha_armeniaca)* [Logunov](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_V._Logunov), 1999 – Turkey, [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)), [Armenia](/source/Armenia), [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan)
- *[Evarcha awashi](/source/Evarcha_awashi)* Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha bakorensis](/source/Evarcha_bakorensis)* Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast), [Ghana](/source/Ghana), Nigeria
- *[Evarcha besar](/source/Evarcha_besar)* (Prószyński, 2018) – [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) (Borneo)
- *[Evarcha bicoronata](/source/Evarcha_bicoronata)* ([Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon), 1901) – China (Hong Kong)
- *[Evarcha bihastata](/source/Evarcha_bihastata)* Wesołowska & [Russell-Smith](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Russell-Smith), 2000 – [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania)
- *[Evarcha brinki](/source/Evarcha_brinki)* Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha bulbosa](/source/Evarcha_bulbosa)* Żabka, 1985 – China, [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), [Thailand](/source/Thailand), [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam)
- *[Evarcha carbonaria](/source/Evarcha_carbonaria)* ([Lessert](/source/Roger_de_Lessert), 1927) – [DR Congo](/source/DR_Congo)
- *[Evarcha certa](/source/Evarcha_certa)* Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha chappuisi](/source/Evarcha_chappuisi)* Lessert, 1925 – [Kenya](/source/Kenya), Tanzania
- *[Evarcha chiayiensis](/source/Evarcha_chiayiensis)* Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 – Taiwan
- *[Evarcha chubbi](/source/Evarcha_chubbi)* Lessert, 1925 – Tanzania
- *[Evarcha coreana](/source/Evarcha_coreana)* Seo, 1988 – China, Korea
- *[Evarcha crinita](/source/Evarcha_crinita)* Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 – [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan)
- *[Evarcha culicivora](/source/Evarcha_culicivora)* Wesołowska & Jackson, 2003 – [Uganda](/source/Uganda), Kenya
- *[Evarcha damongo](/source/Evarcha_damongo)* Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – Ghana
- *[Evarcha darinurica](/source/Evarcha_darinurica)* Logunov, 2001 – Afghanistan
- *[Evarcha darthvaderi](/source/Evarcha_darthvaderi)* Yu & Zhang, 2024 – China
- *[Evarcha degeni](/source/Evarcha_degeni)* Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda
- *[Evarcha dena](/source/Evarcha_dena)* Zamani, 2017 – Iran
- *[Evarcha denticulata](/source/Evarcha_denticulata)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha difficilis](/source/Evarcha_difficilis)* Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea
- *[Evarcha dubia](/source/Evarcha_dubia)* ([Kulczyński](/source/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kulczy%C5%84ski), 1901) – Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha eriki](/source/Evarcha_eriki)* [Wunderlich](/source/J%C3%B6rg_Wunderlich), 1987 – [Canary Islands](/source/Canary_Islands)
- *[Evarcha falcata](/source/Evarcha_falcata)* (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, China (type species) - *[E. f. xinglongensis](/source/Evarcha_falcata_xinglongensis)* Yang & Tang, 1996 – China
- *[Evarcha fasciata](/source/Evarcha_fasciata)* Seo, 1992 – China, Korea, Japan
- *[Evarcha flagellaris](/source/Evarcha_flagellaris)* Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa
- *[Evarcha flavocincta](/source/Evarcha_flavocincta)* (C. L. Koch, 1846) – [India](/source/India), [Bhutan](/source/Bhutan), [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar), China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) (Bintang Is.)
- *[Evarcha gausapata](/source/Evarcha_gausapata)* ([Thorell](/source/Tamerlan_Thorell), 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
- *[Evarcha hoyi](/source/Evarcha_hoyi)* (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1883) – [Canada](/source/Canada), United States
- *[Evarcha hyllinella](/source/Evarcha_hyllinella)* [Strand](/source/Embrik_Strand), 1913 – Indonesia (Lombok)
- *[Evarcha idanrensis](/source/Evarcha_idanrensis)* Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria
- *[Evarcha ignea](/source/Evarcha_ignea)* Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Nigeria, [Botswana](/source/Botswana), Zimbabwe, [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), South Africa
- *[Evarcha improcera](/source/Evarcha_improcera)* Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen
- *[Evarcha infrastriata](/source/Evarcha_infrastriata)* ([Keyserling](/source/Eugen_von_Keyserling), 1881) – [Australia](/source/Australia) (Queensland)
- *[Evarcha insularis](/source/Evarcha_insularis)* (Metzner, 1999) – [Greece](/source/Greece), Turkey, [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus), [Iraq](/source/Iraq), Iran
- *[Evarcha jucunda](/source/Evarcha_jucunda)* ([Lucas](/source/Hippolyte_Lucas), 1846) – Canary Islands, Mediterranean. Introduced to [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [Germany](/source/Germany)
- *[Evarcha karas](/source/Evarcha_karas)* Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South Africa
- *[Evarcha kirghisica](/source/Evarcha_kirghisica)* Rakov, 1997 – [Kyrgyzstan](/source/Kyrgyzstan)
- *[Evarcha kochi](/source/Evarcha_kochi)* Simon, 1902 – Indonesia (Java, Lombok)
- *[Evarcha kpongensis](/source/Evarcha_kpongensis)* Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – Ghana
- *[Evarcha laetabunda](/source/Evarcha_laetabunda)* (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, China
- *[Evarcha lata](/source/Evarcha_lata)* Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)
- *[Evarcha longula](/source/Evarcha_longula)* (Thorell, 1881) – [New Guinea](/source/New_Guinea), Australia
- *[Evarcha maculata](/source/Evarcha_maculata)* Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha madagascariensis](/source/Evarcha_madagascariensis)* Prószyński, 1992 – [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar)
- *[Evarcha magna](/source/Evarcha_magna)* Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea
- *[Evarcha michailovi](/source/Evarcha_michailovi)* Logunov, 1992 – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China
- *[Evarcha mirabilis](/source/Evarcha_mirabilis)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha mongolica](/source/Evarcha_mongolica)* Danilov & Logunov, 1994 – Russia (South Siberia), China
- *[Evarcha negevensis](/source/Evarcha_negevensis)* Prószyński, 2000 – [Israel](/source/Israel), Iran
- *[Evarcha nenilini](/source/Evarcha_nenilini)* Rakov, 1997 – Kazakhstan, [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan), Kyrgyzstan, [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan)
- *[Evarcha nepos](/source/Evarcha_nepos)* ([O. Pickard-Cambridge](/source/Octavius_Pickard-Cambridge), 1872) – [Algeria](/source/Algeria), Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel
- *[Evarcha nigricans](/source/Evarcha_nigricans)* ([Dalmas](/source/Raymond_Comte_de_Dalmas), 1920) – [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia)
- *[Evarcha nigrifrons](/source/Evarcha_nigrifrons)* (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- *[Evarcha obscura](/source/Evarcha_obscura)* [Caporiacco](/source/Ludovico_di_Caporiacco), 1947 – East Africa
- *[Evarcha patagiata](/source/Evarcha_patagiata)* (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, [Syria](/source/Syria)
- *[Evarcha picta](/source/Evarcha_picta)* Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen
- *[Evarcha pileckii](/source/Evarcha_pileckii)* Prószyński, 2000 – Syria, Israel
- *[Evarcha pinguis](/source/Evarcha_pinguis)* Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha praeclara](/source/Evarcha_praeclara)* Prószyński & Wesołowska, 2003 – [Sudan](/source/Sudan), Israel, Yemen, [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates), Iran
- *[Evarcha prosimilis](/source/Evarcha_prosimilis)* Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
- *[Evarcha proszynskii](/source/Evarcha_proszynskii)* [Marusik](/source/Yuri_M._Marusik) & Logunov, 1998 – Kazakhstan, Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), China, Korea, Japan, [Alaska](/source/Alaska), Canada, United States
- *[Evarcha pseudopococki](/source/Evarcha_pseudopococki)* Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – China
- *[Evarcha pulchella](/source/Evarcha_pulchella)* (Thorell, 1895) – [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan), India, Myanmar
- *[Evarcha reiskindi](/source/Evarcha_reiskindi)* Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is.
- *[Evarcha rotundibulbis](/source/Evarcha_rotundibulbis)* Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia, Mozambique
- *[Evarcha russellsmithi](/source/Evarcha_russellsmithi)* Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha selenaria](/source/Evarcha_selenaria)* Suguro & Yahata, 2012 – Japan
- *[Evarcha seyun](/source/Evarcha_seyun)* Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen, United Arab Emirates
- *[Evarcha similis](/source/Evarcha_similis)* Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia
- *[Evarcha soricina](/source/Evarcha_soricina)* (Thorell, 1899) – [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon), Mozambique
- *[Evarcha squamulata](/source/Evarcha_squamulata)* (Simon, 1902) – [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone)
- *[Evarcha striolata](/source/Evarcha_striolata)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha syriaca](/source/Evarcha_syriaca)* Kulczyński, 1911 – Syria, Israel
- *[Evarcha tsipikafotsy](/source/Evarcha_tsipikafotsy)* Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 – Madagascar
- *[Evarcha vavannyangisy](/source/Evarcha_vavannyangisy)* Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 – Madagascar
- *[Evarcha villosa](/source/Evarcha_villosa)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha vitosa](/source/Evarcha_vitosa)* Próchniewicz, 1989 – Central, East Africa
- *[Evarcha vittula](/source/Evarcha_vittula)* Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa
- *[Evarcha werneri](/source/Evarcha_werneri)* (Simon, 1906) – Guinea, [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan), Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa
- *[Evarcha wulingensis](/source/Evarcha_wulingensis)* Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – China
- *[Evarcha zayu](/source/Evarcha_zayu)* Wang, Mi & Li, 2024 – China
- *[Evarcha zimbabwensis](/source/Evarcha_zimbabwensis)* Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
- *[Evarcha zougoussi](/source/Evarcha_zougoussi)* Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast

## References

1. ["Gen. *Evarcha* Simon, 1902"](https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2645). World Spider Catalog. [doi:10.24436/2](https://doi.org/10.24436/2). Retrieved 2025-10-08.

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1080/03014220809510112)

## External links

- [Photograph of *E. praeclara*](http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/prae-yph.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110829061156/http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/prae-yph.htm) 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- [Photograph of *E. cara*](http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/cara-yph.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110829050158/http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/cara-yph.htm) 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- [Photograph of *E. hoyi*](http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/hoyi-gb.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20050114100849/http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/diagnost/evarcha/hoyi-gb.htm) 2005-01-14 at the Wayback Machine

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