| Evarcha jucunda | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Evarcha |
| Species: | E. jucunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Evarcha jucunda | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Salticus jucundus | |
Evarcha jucunda is a species of jumping spider.
It occurs naturally in the Mediterranean region, but was introduced to Belgium.[1] It is also sometimes found in German greenhouses. Typically, it shows a large white or yellowish band surrounding the head region and a smaller one at the anterior end of abdomen. Males are black with a white line around their head and the top of their abdomen, which is brown.
Name
The species name is derived from Latin jucundus "pleasant".
References
- 1 2 Platnick, Norman I.(2009): The world spider catalog, Salticidae, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
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