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Genus: Evarcha Simon, 1902 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Evarcha amabilis (C. L. Koch, 1846)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033380

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Described: j

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Distribution: USA

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | Salticidae Database Prószyński (2025) | GBIF

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Holotype: Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (ZMB), Germany f (1808; jf per Marusik & Logunov, 1998: 99) - (Moritz & Fischer, 1983)

Taxonomic References

Euophrys amabilis C. L. Koch, 1846: 215, f. 1260 (Df; j per Marusik & Logunov, 1998: 99) Original description

Aphirape amabilis C. L. Koch, 1850: 67

Evarcha amabilis Simon, 1903a: 708

Evarcha amabilis Marusik & Logunov, 1998: 99 (type is subadult, not identifiable, does not belong to Evarcha, nomen dubium)

References

Koch, C. L. (1846). Die Arachniden. J. L. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg, Dreizehnter Band, pp. 1-234, pl. 433-468 (f. 1078-1271); Vierzehnter Band, pp. 1-88, pl. 467-480 (f. 1272-1342). doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.43744 [[for the correct year of publication see Brignoli, 1985b]] -- Show included taxa

Koch, C. L. (1850). Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Heft 5. J. L. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg, 77 pp. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.39561 -- Show included taxa

Marusik, Y. M. & Logunov, D. V. (1998). Taxonomic notes on the Evarcha falcata species complex (Aranei Salticidae). Arthropoda Selecta 6(3/4): 95-104. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1903a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second. Roret, Paris, pp. 669-1080. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Prószyński, J. (2025). Salticidae (Araneae) Genera of the World "a management tool for developing a new system of Salticidae" - a scrollable e-Textbook. Version December 20th, 2025, online at http://www.salticidae.pl.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-07-15	Taxon is nomen dubium	Marusik & Logunov, 1998		Taxon declared a nomen dubium