Evarcha werneri

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Evarcha werneri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Evarcha
Species:
E. werneri
Binomial name
Evarcha werneri
(Simon, 1895) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Stenaelurillus werneriSimon, 1906
  • Evarcha elegans Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000

Evarcha werneri (syn. Evarcha elegans) is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) native to Ethiopia, Sudan to Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia and South Africa. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taxon details Evarcha werneri (Simon, 1895)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2018-10-01
  2. Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2000). "Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae Salticidae)". Tropical Zoology. 13 (1): 11–127. doi: 10.1080/03946975.2000.10531126 .