Evarcha alba

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Pale Evarcha jumping spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Evarcha
Species:
E. alba
Binomial name
Evarcha alba
(Peckham & Peckham, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Evarcha flagellaris Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011
  • Evacin flagellaris Prószyński, 2018

Evarcha alba is a species of spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa and is commonly known as the pale Evarcha jumping spider.[2]

Evarcha alba is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa. In South Africa, it has been recorded from Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[2]

Habitat and ecology

Evarcha alba is a ground-dwelling species collected in pitfall traps in dense scrublands on the southern slope of a hillside in the Grassland Biome at altitudes of 414 m. It was also sampled from agroecosystems such as avocado and macadamia plantations.[2]

Description

female

Conservation

Evarcha alba receives some protection in the Amanzi Private Game Reserve and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[2]

Taxonomy

References

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