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Evarcha bakorensis

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Evarcha bakorensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Evarcha
Species:
E. bakorensis
Binomial name
Evarcha bakorensis
Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002

Evarcha bakorensis is a jumping spider in the genus Evarcha.[1][2] The male was first described in 2002 and the female in 2011.[2]

Etymology

The species is named after Bakoré where the male holotype was found.[1]

Description

The male has a convex carapace 1.5 centimetres (12 inch) long and an abdomen 1.6 centimetres (23 inch) long. It is generally brown in colour, with white patterns on the abdomen and some yellow legs.[1]

Distribution

The species lives in Guinea and Nigeria.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rollard, C.; Wesołowska, W. (2002). "Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea" (PDF). Zoosystema. 24 (2): 288–289. Retrieved 2017-03-05. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c World Spider Catalog (2017). "Evarcha bakorensis Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2017.