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 (1⁄2 inch) long and an abdomen 1.6 centimetres (2⁄3 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. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 3 World Spider Catalog (2017). "Evarcha bakorensis Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2017.


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