Evarcha arcuata

Evarcha arcuata is a species of jumping spiders with a palearctic distribution.

Evarcha arcuata
Male Evarcha arcuata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Evarcha
Species:	E. arcuata
Binomial name
Evarcha arcuata (Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms
Araneus arcuatus Aranea marcgravii Aranea grossipes Aranea truncorum Aranea goezenii Aranea frontalis Salticus grossipes Attus limbatus Dendryphantes grossus Euophrys farinosa Attus grossipes Marpissa grossa Euophrys arcuata Euophrys paludicola Maturna arcuata Attus viridimanus Attus arcuata Maturna grossipes Euophrys limbata Attus albociliatus Attus farinosus Hasarius arcuata Ergane arcuata Hasarius farinosus Evarcha marcgravii

Description

Male from above

Female

Males reach a body length of about six, females up to eight millimetres. The female has a brown and whitish cephalothorax, and an opisthosoma with a distinct pattern of black diagonal spots, sometimes with a white outline. The male is in contrast almost black with a copper-like gloss. His face features a horizontal pattern of black and white stripes. While males are found very frequently, females often hide in their retreats, for example between rolled leaves. During early winter she guards her egg sac here.

Name

The species name is possibly derived from Latin arcus "bow", with the meaning "arched", referring to the arched abdomen.

External links

• Media related to Evarcha arcuata at Wikimedia Commons