Evarcha Genus of spiders
Evarcha 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
female E. alba
E. amabilis
E. proszynskii
E. laetibunda
As of October 2025 [ update]
Evarcha acuta Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia , South Africa , Seychelles Evarcha aegyptiaca (Prószyński, 2018) – Egypt Evarcha alba (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – Zimbabwe , South AfricaEvarcha 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 AfricaEvarcha ampulla Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – GuineaEvarcha annae (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – South AfricaEvarcha 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, JapanEvarcha armeniaca Logunov , 1999Georgia , Armenia , Azerbaijan Evarcha awashi Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha bakorensis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ivory Coast , Ghana , NigeriaEvarcha 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 AfricaEvarcha bulbosa Żabka, 1985 – China, Taiwan , Thailand , Vietnam Evarcha carbonaria (Lessert , 1927) – DR Congo Evarcha certa Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, EthiopiaEvarcha chappuisi Lessert, 1925 – Kenya , TanzaniaEvarcha chiayiensis Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 – TaiwanEvarcha chubbi Lessert, 1925 – TanzaniaEvarcha coreana Seo, 1988 – China, KoreaEvarcha crinita Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 – Afghanistan Evarcha culicivora Wesołowska & Jackson, 2003 – Uganda , KenyaEvarcha damongo Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – GhanaEvarcha darinurica Logunov, 2001 – AfghanistanEvarcha darthvaderi Yu & Zhang, 2024 – ChinaEvarcha degeni Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaEvarcha dena Zamani, 2017 – IranEvarcha denticulata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South AfricaEvarcha difficilis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – GuineaEvarcha dubia (Kulczyński , 1901) – EthiopiaEvarcha eriki Wunderlich , 1987Canary Islands Evarcha falcata (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, China (type species)
Evarcha fasciata Seo, 1992 – China, Korea, JapanEvarcha flagellaris Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South AfricaEvarcha 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 StatesEvarcha hyllinella Strand , 1913Evarcha idanrensis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – NigeriaEvarcha ignea Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Nigeria, Botswana , Zimbabwe, Mozambique , South AfricaEvarcha improcera Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEvarcha infrastriata (Keyserling , 1881) – Australia (Queensland)Evarcha insularis (Metzner, 1999) – Greece , Turkey, Cyprus , Iraq , IranEvarcha jucunda (Lucas , 1846) – Canary Islands, Mediterranean. Introduced to Belgium , Germany Evarcha karas Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South AfricaEvarcha kirghisica Rakov, 1997 – Kyrgyzstan Evarcha kochi Simon, 1902 – Indonesia (Java, Lombok)Evarcha kpongensis Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – GhanaEvarcha laetabunda (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, ChinaEvarcha lata Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2021 – Sri Lanka Evarcha longula (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea , AustraliaEvarcha maculata Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, EthiopiaEvarcha madagascariensis Prószyński, 1992 – Madagascar Evarcha magna Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – GuineaEvarcha michailovi Logunov, 1992 – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, ChinaEvarcha mirabilis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South AfricaEvarcha mongolica Danilov & Logunov, 1994 – Russia (South Siberia), ChinaEvarcha negevensis Prószyński, 2000 – Israel , IranEvarcha nenilini Rakov, 1997 – Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan , Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Evarcha nepos (O. Pickard-Cambridge , 1872) – Algeria , Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, IsraelEvarcha nigricans (Dalmas , 1920) – Tunisia Evarcha nigrifrons (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Indonesia (Sumatra)Evarcha obscura Caporiacco , 1947Evarcha patagiata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Syria Evarcha picta Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEvarcha pileckii Prószyński, 2000 – Syria, IsraelEvarcha pinguis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha praeclara Prószyński & Wesołowska, 2003 – Sudan , Israel, Yemen, United Arab Emirates , IranEvarcha prosimilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaEvarcha proszynskii Marusik & Logunov, 1998Alaska , Canada, United StatesEvarcha pseudopococki Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – ChinaEvarcha pulchella (Thorell, 1895) – Pakistan , India, MyanmarEvarcha reiskindi Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is.Evarcha rotundibulbis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia, MozambiqueEvarcha russellsmithi Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaEvarcha selenaria Suguro & Yahata, 2012 – JapanEvarcha seyun Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen, United Arab EmiratesEvarcha similis Caporiacco, 1941 – EthiopiaEvarcha soricina (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon , MozambiqueEvarcha squamulata (Simon, 1902) – Sierra Leone Evarcha striolata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South AfricaEvarcha syriaca Kulczyński, 1911 – Syria, IsraelEvarcha tsipikafotsy Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 – MadagascarEvarcha vavannyangisy Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 – MadagascarEvarcha villosa Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South AfricaEvarcha vitosa Próchniewicz, 1989 – Central, East AfricaEvarcha vittula Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South AfricaEvarcha werneri (Simon, 1906) – Guinea, South Sudan , Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South AfricaEvarcha wulingensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1993 – ChinaEvarcha zayu Wang, Mi & Li, 2024 – ChinaEvarcha zimbabwensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe, South AfricaEvarcha zougoussi Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast
References
1 2 3 4 "Gen. Evarcha Simon, 1902" . World Spider Catalog. doi :10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-08 .↑ 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 
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