Evarcha jucunda
Evarcha jucunda | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Evarcha |
Species: | E. jucunda |
Binomial name | |
Evarcha jucunda (Lucas, 1846)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Salticus jucundus |
Evarcha jucunda is a species of jumping spider.
It occurs naturally in the Mediterranean region, but was introduced to Belgium.[1] It is also sometimes found in German greenhouses. Typically, it shows a large white or yellowish band surrounding the head region and a smaller one at the anterior end of abdomen. Males are black with a white line around their head and the top of their abdomen, which is brown.
Name
The species name is derived from Latin jucundus "pleasant".
Footnotes
- 1 2 Platnick, Norman I.(2009): The world spider catalog, Salticidae, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
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