Evarcha brinki

Evarcha brinki is a jumping spider species in the genus Evarcha.[1] It has more similarities with Evarcha species from China, like Evacha sichuanensis and Evarcha orientalis, than many African species.[2]

Evarcha brinki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Evarcha
Species:
E. brinki
Binomial name
Evarcha brinki
Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011

Etymology

The specific name is in honor of South African novelist André Brink.[2]

Description

The species was described in 2011 based on a single male holotype; the type locality was near Prieska, Northern Cape. It is small, with a yellow-orange carapace 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long and an abdomen 2.1 mm (0.083 in) long which is pale yellow with black spots.[2]

Distribution

The species has been found in South Africa.[1]

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Evarcha brinki Haddad & Wesolowska, 2011". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. Haddad, Charles R.; Wesołowska, Wanda (2011). "New Species and New Records of Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Central South Africa". African Invertebrates. 52 (1): 54 (Fig. 11), 61–63, 65 (Fig. 36). doi:10.5733/afin.052.0105. hdl:10520/EJC84690.


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