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

Evarcha aegyptiaca (Prószyński, 2018)

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Described:

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Distribution: Egypt

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK f - (Prószyński, 2018b)

Taxonomic References

Neaetha aegyptiaca Denis, 1947a: 78, pl. 5, f. 16 (f; misidentified per Prószyński, 2018b: 151)

Neaetha aegiptiaca Prószyński, 1984a: 93 (f; misidentified per Prószyński, 2018b: 151)

Evaneg aegyptiaca Prószyński, 2018b: 151, f. 10L-M (Df) Original description

References

Denis, J. (1947a). Results of the Armstrong College expedition to Siwa Oasis (Libyan desert), 1935. Spiders [Araneae]. Bulletin de la Société Fouad 1^er d'Entomologie 31: 17-103, pl. 1-6. -- Show included taxa

Prószyński, J. (1984a). Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej w Siedlcach 2: 1-177. -- Show included taxa

Prószyński, J. (2018b). Review of genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax [sic], Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 16: 130-179. doi: 10.37828/em.2018.16.12 -- 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.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2019-01-20	New taxonomic reference entry	Denis, 1947a
2019-01-20	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2019-01-20	New taxonomic reference entry	Prószyński, 2018b
2019-01-20	New species inserted	Prószyński, 2018b